SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – According to a report by Yahoo Sports, a “clear” targeting call at the end of the Washington State at USC game on Sept. 21 was overturned by a untrained “third party”. The report indicates that the call, which was brought to the replay booth was ruled not targeting by Pac-12 general counsel and senior vice president of business affairs Woodie Dixon, who is not a trained referee.

Language in the internal report by the game’s replay official Gary McNanna shows that McNanna was less than pleased with the way the play was ruled.

Yahoo exclusive: Document shows untrained “third party” overruled targeting call in Pac-12 football game. https://t.co/0HDG3WkT22

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) October 11, 2018

Fans Speak Out

Fans of the Pac-12 and college football in general took to social media to weigh in on the scandal.

My reaction when Larry Scott admitted they made a mistake when they “mixed administrative oversight and leadership with real time replay review calls made by experts” #Pac12Officials pic.twitter.com/btASwD5Kyf

— Thomas Shults (@t_shults89) October 11, 2018

I’m actually glad this came out, it justifies everyone’s complaints about #Pac12refs

— Drae Sterling🤙🏿 (@TweetsByDrae) October 11, 2018

Just when you think #Pac12Refs couldn’t get worse, somebody who’s not even a ref overturns a call they actually got right. https://t.co/XxllgReabv

— Ryan Brothers (@BrothersRyan) October 11, 2018

You know it’s bad when situations like this aren’t surprising anymore #Pac12 #pac12refs https://t.co/v5kTrBvEBV

— Alek Arend (@alekarend95) October 11, 2018