The 5-timeout minute

[The Historian]

I've seen bad officiating over the decades but tonight was a first.

Nichols State and Southeastern Louisiana were playing for the Southland Conference championship and auto berth in the FCS playoffs. The game was on CST.

The officiating crew lost track of the timeouts for SLU in the second half. The Lions were able to call 5 timeouts in the final 1:12 of the game. It caused Nichols to have to run second, third, and fourth down plays at roughly their 1-yard line on the final series of the game.

The Colonels had to run a fourth-down play where the QB - Chase Fourcade - had to scramble in his own endzone before throwing the ball away deep downfield to kill the clock and preserve the win.

[TYLERTECHSAS]

Just Louisiana politics bought and paid for.

[dawg80]

Watched it! Third-world officiating. Prior to awarding SLU 5 timeouts the zebras did all they could to help the home team even calling roughing the passer on a simple tackle, defender wrapping his arms around the waste and just tackling!

Fortunately for Nicholls former Rummel QB Chase Fourcade led them 80 yards in 3 plays for the 28-27 win.

[LEEDAWG]

Watched it! Third-world officiating. Prior to awarding SLU 5 timeouts the zebras did all they could to help the home team even calling roughing the passer on a simple tackle, defender wrapping his arms around the waste and just tackling!

Fortunately for Nicholls former Rummel QB Chase Fourcade led them 80 yards in 3 plays for the 28-27 win.

You never miss an opportunity to promote Rummel or Rummelians. Ever Loyal Be there too. Well done.

[dawg80]

I bleed red, white, and blue twice! One blue is royal, the other Columbian.

[Dixonfor6]

I bleed red, white, and blue twice! One blue is royal, the other Columbian.

Would he be better than Aaron allen?