Question about the Kentucky fumble in the 1st half that was ignored

[NavigatorII]

WTF? It was a momentum shifting non event that could have decided how the game would unfold. Kentucky player clearly fumbles (ball is coming loose well before he went down) ball bounces right to a Gator defender. Ref signals UF ball 1st and ten. Suddenly KY is lining up 1st and 10. Mullen is arguing with the side judge and ball gets snapped and then neither of the two idiots in the ESPN broadcast booth mention it again.

So WTF happened? My understanding is that potential possession changes are always reviewable. But the booth didn't stop play on the field to do so. Why didn't Mullen either throw the challenge flag, or at a minimum, call time out to regroup after a good KY run so the booth could take a look during the time out? Kentucky ended up scoring a TD on that possession if memory serves me right, going up 14-7 during that series. I was pissed at both the replay booth and Mullen for not being proactive.

What in the hell was going on out there?

 

[Randy42]

Mullen didn’t challenge against Miami either. For some reason he doesn’t pay attention and challenge when he should. We should have won that challenge

 

[CountyGator2]

I was surprised he didn't challenge that. I thought it was a fumble too.

 

[PacoGator19]

Coaches can’t make challenges in college football. It isn’t like the NFL. It is up to the booth to signal down to the referee and then take a closer look, etc.

 

[NavigatorII]

Coaches can’t make challenges in college football. It isn’t like the NFL. It is up to the booth to signal down to the referee and then take a closer look, etc.

College head coaches can make challenges, like in the NFL.
Each team gets one per game, with a second if the first challenge is successful.e coach has to call a timeout to request the challenge. If his team is already out of timeouts, he can’t challenge, but if a challenge is successful, he gets the timeout back. There are no red challenge flags, like they have in the pros.

https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2018/8/30/17489766/ncaa-instant-replay-challenge-rule

 

[sadgator]

The story of the game was the targeting calls...both ways...it was disgusting...the SEC should be ashamed...

 

[LizardGrad89]

College head coaches can make challenges, like in the NFL.
Each team gets one per game, with a second if the first challenge is successful.e coach has to call a timeout to request the challenge. If his team is already out of timeouts, he can’t challenge, but if a challenge is successful, he gets the timeout back. There are no red challenge flags, like they have in the pros.

https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2018/8/30/17489766/ncaa-instant-replay-challenge-rule

Ok, I read the SB nation article. When looking at the reviewable calls, you know what I didn't see?

WHETHER A PLAYER CAUGHT THE BALL BEHIND THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

That review gave them a 15 yard penalty against us, and if SB is correct, it shouldn't have been reviewed. Really changed the game.

 

[NavigatorII]

Ok, I read the SB nation article. When looking at the reviewable calls, you know what I didn't see?

WHETHER A PLAYER CAUGHT THE BALL BEHIND THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

That review gave them a 15 yard penalty against us, and if SB is correct, it shouldn't have been reviewed. Really changed the game.

Before long every damned play will become reviewable and games will last an entire weekend.

Sadgator is correct. The targeting rules are a sham. Game changing ejections propagated by snowflakes who hate a sport who by it's very nature is a contact sport. MMA loves head contact and ironically football players wear helmets. Accidental glancing blows should not lead to ejections and suspensions. Bullshit, this is not golf. I'm also sick of seeing great shoestring tackles by the jersey alone being called horse collar tackles. WTF????

Officiating has become so arbitrary it's sickening.