No. There were 2 officials on back line of end zone. Not the line judge.

Oct 24, 2024
9:16:48pm

oryguncoug All-American

Play back the replay. One of back judges was behind Darnold, the other was in plain view. In the replay you can actually see the official looking right at Darnold.

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Originally posted on Oct 24, 2024 at 9:16:48pm

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If you watch the replay, neither ref was in position to see that. They were where they should have been but neither

Samsonite Truly Addicted User

Oct 24, 9:08pm

On one of the replays, one of the back judges to the right was looking

oryguncoug

Oct 24, 9:10pm

Do you mean the wing official? They aren’t supposed to be looking at that action. Their assignment is the edges, the LOS

Samsonite

Oct 24, 9:12pm

No. There were 2 officials on back line of end zone. Not the line judge.

oryguncoug

Oct 24, 9:16pm

Those aren’t back judges. You have the white hat and the center official back there. The back judge is positioned in the

Samsonite

Oct 24, 9:21pm

Whoever official was with black hat to the right of goal posts was looking right

oryguncoug

Oct 24, 9:26pm

Watch a different angle. Angle I saw his view looked to be blocked.

Samsonite

Oct 24, 9:27pm

I’ve reffed a lot of basketball, and sometimes your view just gets blocked, even

cougarmeister

Oct 24, 9:36pm

I don't know...seems like this official should be able to see it:

Twitch Chatter

Oct 24, 9:43pm

You literally cannot see the facemask grab in that angle. You see a hand around the area, but you can’t throw the flag

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