Remember last season when Pac-12 officials ejected Kentucky running back Benny Snell from the Music City Bowl for nothing?
After that game, the Pac-12 supported the officials who ejected Snell.
Last weekend, USC linebacker Porter Gustin delivered a nasty helmet-to-helmet hit to Washington State’s quarterback. No call was made during the game.
Take a look at the hit:
Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott said Porter Gustin's controversial hit on Gardner Minshew was not targeting: https://t.co/t5kkTqBp9z pic.twitter.com/odxhGdRD37
— Yahoo Sports College Football (@YahooSportsCFB) September 26, 2018
Here’s another look:
Porter Gustin missed the 1st half tonight due to targeting in the last game… and now he's doing this?? pic.twitter.com/RMym4s5rZA
— CFB Gif'er (@CFBgifer) September 22, 2018
Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott is fully standing behind the controversial hit and the referees who called nothing.
“So you can certainly assume that play got a lot of looks, not just from the replay booth at the stadium, but we’ve got our command center back in San Francisco with our head of officiating and a bunch of experienced replay guys, who absolutely would have looked at that play,” Scott said said.
He said it also was looked at afterward and it was not determined to be targeting.
“As you know, in any given game there are a lot of close calls, and this was a very, very close one. No doubt about it,” Scott said.
