Rare & Random Penalties in College Football

[@henrygiluso5175]

Florida is 8-18 in SEC games since the shoe throw game. We (LSU fans) still troll them for this every year!

[@ugaladh]

SEC Shorts made a living off of that for awhile.

[@uvutv-ol8qk]

Call it by its true name. The cleat yeet.

[@nicholasruhling6429]

If a bench gets 2 unsportsmanlike fouls in a game, does everyone get ejected?

[@ajjulius6561]

I was actually just asking myself the same thing. If the bench gets two unsportsmanlike penalties in one game and consequently gets ejected, does the team automatically forfeit the game?

[@OUdarling]

It’s definitely amusing to think about, but Rule 9.6(a) limits elections for two unsportsmanlike conduct fouls to “[a]ny coach, player, or identified squad member in uniform”.

[@beaudure01]

If the bench gets ejected, everyone has to stand. I once tried to tell a soccer coach I was showing a yellow card to the bench, which was absolutely not the right thing to say. The guidelines are clearer now. Card the head coach. How about if the crowd gets two unsportsmanlike penalties?

[@Weneedaplague]

The head coach gets ejected. You do not want to feel the repercussions of that

[@ram2412]

The head coach gets ejected from the game.

[@8arry94]

I think its funny in the 1st one that the ref felt the need to include that the shoe went 20 yards

[@gabepollock1641]

I appreciate the specificity. On some level I imagine he was impressed by the distance if he mentioned it in the announcement.

[@eauhomme]

Perhaps it is only a five yard penalty if it goes under 10 yards?

[@hihungryimcam]

As a Gator fan, I will never be able to forget that first play lol. Unbelievable.

[@geauxlsut]

As an LSU fan I'll never forget it either 😅

[@SidedraftingProductions]

I'm a Gators fan too, man. It's the shoe throw and the 4th & 17 play from this year that really irritate me.

[@GoGators]

@@SidedraftingProductionsit was the start of our downfall, I’ve always said it…

[@marcomandolini86]

Yeah Man Gators fan as well. That was terrible. Like was a dumbass mistake

[@Litfilmz]

Fr man and the fact that they went on to win the game is something that I firmly believe began our downfall that we are still dealing with to this day🤦‍♂️

[@pronkb000]

"Throwing the player's shoe 20 yards down the field." I love the implication that if it had only been *15* yards, that'd be okay.

[@AhDollar]

lmaoooooo 14:34 the sound engineers turned his microphone on thinking it would be okay, and then the abrupt cut to the referee is the cherry on top, you couldn't write comedy any better

[@jfranken79]

That Mizzou penalty changed a rule. That’s how crazy that call was.

[@thebnsftracker1317]

What changed?

[@jfranken79]

Now if snap goes over the punter’s head, roughing the punter can no longer be called.

[@thebnsftracker1317]

@@jfranken79 Gotcha.

[@thernius5786]

What's weird about the throwing cleat thing is that this has happened multiple times in college football

[@ssmith7074]

10:16 that is the right call. Even after a bobbled catch, if the ball is still in the air the kicking team has to give the returner the opportunity to finish the catch. Once 23 touched the ball it was interference.

[@CharlieRogers50]

Another way to say it is the kicking team has to wait for the ball to hit the ground before they can recover it. On another note I really hate when the announcers don't know the rules. They're doing an incredible disservice to the fans.

[@joshuaguenin9507]

23 didnt touch it till after it bounce off the ground

[@dangeiger9796]

10:37, there’s nothing unusual about the penalty itself it’s just that it’s hilarious that the ref’s microphone picks up an f bomb

[@Heartwing37]

That “Yeet the Cleat” play is one of my favorite moments in college football! Couldn’t believe it when I saw it. It was good to be a Tiger that day! 😂😂😂

[@beaudure01]

“Who throws a shoe? Honestly!”

[@dangeiger9796]

That was my first thought when I saw that lol

[@ribbonsofnight]

There's a player called James Maloney that did it many times in rugby league. I think they changed the rules to stop it. You can search James Maloney shoe thief to see him do it a couple times. It's more annoying in rugby league because it can be thrown into the crowd and they don't stop play for you to get it back.

[@dangeiger9796]

Now his nickname is Random Task

[@beaudure01]

@@dangeiger9796As long as he doesn't follow the rest of Joe Son's career, from getting punched in the groin repeatedly in UFC 4 to being convicted of killing his cellmate.

[@thejustinoshow7908]

The FIU one at 10:24 was actually the right call. If a fair catch is given an opposing player cannot touch the ball unless it hits the ground.

[@Laplace3060]

I can't see when the ball touches 23, it looks like it just bounces over him. the only time it looks like it hits anything is when the receiver bats it up. I guess it might have been called because 23 hits the receiver's arm while the ball is still in the air, but I don't think 23 hit the football itself.

[@2011SoxMD36]

Such a brutal call against DeJean, clear as day that was not an attempted fair catch but a signal to his own team to stay back/keep away.

[@WithTwoFlakes]

...which I'm afraid is illegal. We get it hammered into us that any waving signal is illegal. This is nothing new, the rule has been like this for many years. Refs all know it, coaches all know it. Clearly some kids don't know it. A teaching opportunity missed by the coaching staff.

[@clubpencheater]

10:34 Had me dying lol

[@Gadzooki]

7:30 that kid's reaction, breaks your heart

[@LOLMAN9538]

Florida blew their chance at a potential CFP appearance all because someone thought throwing a shoe was fun

[@JonesDylan874]

0:01 And that penalty cost Florida the game.

[@Wine_n_cheese]

I love when the thumbnail is the first clip

[@DrewC41]

I’d love to have video of when I was in college. The drum major of the marching band ran 15 yards out on the field to argue with the ref. Lol😅

[@dangeiger9796]

Who throws a shoe? Honestly

[@joshwilhoyte4453]

UF

[@beaudure01]

Dang, you beat me to it.

[@dangeiger9796]

I think a few people may have missed the Austin Powers reference

[@MrBentheretwo]

Girls and people that hate lying George bush

[@orangephoenixbrazier4978]

6:13 the same foul was called against Tennessee on a kickoff during the Bama game. I believe both happened on the same day.

[@Reddeath111]

The LS-Shoe play will haunt Florida forever

[@LuxRoyale]

That poor Kentucky punter. I take solace knowing he was at least a 5th year senior so hopefully had his time in the sun before that career-ender.

[@corbinselanne7990]

LSU vs Florida: Ref got the penalty itself (the flying shoe) correct, but i don't think number 11 was anywhere near the scene Florida vs Utah: Exactly why the sports with smaller team rosters don't let multiple guys wear the same number (NCAA rosters allow 85-plus guys) At least two games including Kentucky vs Missouri: Running into/Roughing the kicker is to kickers/punters what Running into/Roughing the passer is to quarterbacks

[@terryrose4804]

"Bowling Green head coach disqualified." ? What did they do to fill his absence?

[@DrabekNewburn]

An assistant filled in.

[@michaelfalkner1186]

An acting head coach (probably either the OC or the DC) takes over.

[@carlwilkerson9722]

The announcers were cringe talking about not having anyone to serve as the "offensive play caller." I came up with four competent candidates off the top of my head and have since realized that I could have done more.

[@WithTwoFlakes]

I know that Referee, I've worked Friday Night varsity HS with him back in the day. He's a quality official, worked a Bowl game last year (Georgia State -v- Utah State). He's a real laid back, easy going guy. That Bowling Green HC must've deserved it.

[@TheOneWhoReportsForDuty]

2:07 Gonna be honest, I didn't notice the bottle, so I thought the "Unsportsmanlike Conduct" was gonna go to the guy finger wagging.

[@jeffrey.a.hanson]

False start on kicker would either be - A. He got antsy and wanted to kill the play before it snapped. B. It was a 4th and 1 fake and kicker was early on snap count. Usually snap to holder, hand off to kicker. They’d never admit to this, tho. He gave nothing away by running a straight line into long snapper.

[@basher20]

The kicker, once set, can't move toward the line of scrimmage until the ball is snapped. It doesn't matter if it's a kick or fake.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@basher20it isn’t as rare as thought either, it happens every year to one kicker

[@mr_sm0k3y60]

If a bench gets 2 unsportsman like penalties is everyone on the bench ejected?

[@zelandakhniteblade5436]

Iowa were robbed. There is no way that moving your hands below the waist to tell your team to stay away from the ball can be construed as a fair catch sign. Since Colorado State fans appear from the commentary to have had a warning and 2 Unsportsmanlike penalties, should they not be ejected? :p

[@RoyalMela]

Any waving motion is illegal, to avoid confusion. Just do not wave your hands if you are about to return the ball.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@RoyalMelahe knew it, they knew it…they didn’t think it would get noticed but it was the right call: dead ball at spot of receiving

[@2011SoxMD36]

Surely throwing a shoe should just be 5 yards for defensive delay of game though 😂

[@AOOA926]

5:20 fifth year senior?

[@ianharper3213]

"throw a lsu players shoe...40 yards down the field." is way too funny. not 5 or 10 yards, 40 lol.

[@hiruharii]

6:20 the only person in the stadium who thought that was a fair catch was the ref

[@TheRealSwissball]

10:33 😂😂😂

[@jonashelmke2564]

9:10 Does the rule say the kicker has to drop for it to be a foul? They sure did run into that kicker, what the fuck does it matter how he falls?

[@jeffrey.a.hanson]

Agreed. You could easily pop an ankle if you get rolled into like that. I think they just thought it was funny cause top kickers are trained to go down quick for both safety and to sell the call…but this guy just sorta fell like a bad animation. As for the play- Where’s the blocking?! And impressive hook given where his plant foot lands.

[@jonashelmke2564]

@@jeffrey.a.hanson Yeah, I think the reason he fell like that is because he tried to keep his balance while people were rolling around his ankles for as long as he could. So it's ironically the fact that he doesn't act that gets him accused of acting.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@jeffrey.a.hansonrolled ankle, torn achilles, torn acl, mcl, meniscus…any of those due to just clipping his foot even unintentionally

[@christophhenninger6440]

In fact my thought was "If you have never seen the green from closer then 50 yards away, you become a commentator!"

[@redpillfreedom6692]

I didn't know there was a team with a teal playing field.

[@zerodawn09]

wait you cant go back a play even in collage. how did 14:20 happen?

[@AhDollar]

Cleveland browns fans were probably like, "first time?"

[@prestonhunter45]

If this helps anyone, as soon as a player makes it personal when complaining about a call, it’s a flag. Just don’t use words like “You” or other second person words

[@Matt_Larrick_29]

2:35 15 yards and a 2 minute minor in addition to a yellow card to be reviewed by VAR and possibly upgraded to a red

[@dangeiger9796]

Don’t forget a flagrant foul and a two stroke penalty, also both benches have been warned

[@bostonrailfan2427]

10:18 multiple players in the “halo” around the receiving player, just because it’s muffed doesn’t mean they weren’t in the halo

[@joshuaguenin9507]

the receiver came running up on it, they didnt have a chance to stay away

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@joshuaguenin9507 bullcrap.

[@joshuaguenin9507]

@@bostonrailfan2427 what a reply...🙄

[@WithTwoFlakes]

@@joshuaguenin9507 the responsibility is on the kicking team to stay out the way to allow the receiving player the opportunity to make the catch. You might reasonably ask why? The reasoning is (1) the kick returner (KR) is looking skywards for the ball and moving to get to the correct position to attempt a catch, so he is vulnerable, not looking where he is going. (2) the kicking team players are running downfield ready to make the tackle and are looking at the KR not the ball. So they can more easily ensure they give the KR that movement room and tackle him once he catches it.

[@thebnsftracker1317]

7:37 is my favorite penalty.

[@marcomandolini86]

Yk that kicker played soccer in high school to go for the slide tackle

[@cooperhuntsman]

4:54 nah I’m saying assaulting the kicker.

[@cT__q]

4:43. Such a terrible call the NCAA actually made a new rule that made that play legal.

[@sirsluginston]

What was the play? Seemed like a simple run idk what I missed

[@nickjordan9406]

@@sirsluginstonI think he means the punt afterwards, where the punter got roughed after the botched snap

[@justinharper6909]

So if the NCAA made a new rule and that play legal, it means that it was illegal before, so it makes it the right call. Not sure how your logic works.

[@sirsluginston]

idk the new rule, but I'm failing to see anything wrong with the clip still. The punter was punting the ball and got, by definition, roughed... Did they outlaw bad snaps or how could any rule apply here that wouldn't ruin a punters chance at recovering from a bad snap? Obviously the punter is going to attempt a punt, since they are fairly useless at anything else.

[@jonashelmke2564]

@@sirsluginston Fully agreed, he's legally punting that ball and the rule protects a player who does that, case closed. Might understand the frustration if it's just a "running into" situation that still gets called under those circumstances, but here a very defenseless player got absolutely creamed.

[@TheRayOfBlue]

Can we please forget about the shoe throw. It gives me Vietnam level flashbacks.

[@kayeragdull217]

I fear this may be the only claim to fame my Gators have.

[@ugaladh]

Why is going over the punting shield a penalty?

[@goodmaro]

Hurdling.

[@qwilliams1539]

It's one of those player safety things; trying to save the player jumping over the shield from breaking his own neck.

[@basher20]

@@qwilliams1539 And trying to prevent setting up a rugby throw-in type pyramid attempt to block a kick.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@qwilliams1539and the legs of the people under him…

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@basher20no, not even close

[@nate_stewart4]

thanks ben

[@FruitMeate]

At 4:05 that should've been a red card for DOGSO

[@Voluntarist-Capitalist]

He included the yards in his explanation 🤣

[@michaelfalkner1186]

That first penalty is so monumentally stupid, it makes you wonder if something was up with the game. LSU eventually lost! That, if I were LSU, is investigatable. That second one, you had multiple UC's on Coastal Carolina. As I keep saying: SHUT THE FUCK UP AND GET BACK TO THE HUDDLE OR SIDELINE. The next two: You make it clear any more of those and the game is over. That's already probably after a warning against the fans to begin with. (as the announcers noted in the CO State-AF game, and, no, the "DJ cannot spin" in Colorado-Stanford... In fact, I'd probably have pulled the "Three Blind Mice" and removed the PA announcer from the contest) I would've actually gone upstairs and awarded the touchdown under an Unfair Act on the Washington-UCLA tripping. That was a flagrant trip, so add a toss to that on top of it, and was feasibly the only act which could've prevented a touchdown -- I'd call this Rule 9-2-3-c, not covered by another act, as the foul is the only act to prevent the score. RTK: The protection zone for the kicker goes backwards the entire length of the field. That's why the RTK is called. Iowa-Minnesota: In college, there is no separate penalty for an invalid FC signal (2-8-3). That's what was called here because they ruled (and I think ridiculously, because he's clearly directing the other Iowa players from the ball) the waving of the hand was a FC signal. RitK: Does not need to go down. Under the rule, simple displacement from their initial position is sufficient. KCI: He gets one yard in front of him, width of the shoulders. However, by NCAA rule, when in doubt, it's a foul (6-4-1). So, to the announcer: That was probably a "when in doubt" call. In fact, under the second replay, two players KCI on the play. 15 and 23. The next one (Alabama -- and the later Georgia one): Was that outburst also flagged? Since you have an official upstairs, they should be allowed to buzz for a UC for language. The moment you have to ask "Why? And why?", start asking about some other uncomfortable questions too. That leaping penalty (Iowa-Nebraska) was just moronic. He's not going to make the play. UC for throwing the shoe: Should be automatic ejection. That should NOT be "one of two for ejection". He does that, especially with those spikes, he spends the rest of the game in the locker room in my book.

[@byp5548]

all of those were caused by the losing team besides only 2

[@ChiefCedricJohnson]

John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

[@DQQ167]

Kirby😂

[@georgenauert9370]

How embarrassing for u of f. Throwing a shoe & 2 # 3s on the field. Lol

[@ParCBur]

The illegal batting of the ball penalty is stupid. Clemson player knew where they made contact was the down spot, it’s not like they were trying to push back their opponent further. Why is that even a penalty??

[@TroyVan6654]

Rule 9-4-1-c. No player shall bat other loose balls forward in the field of play or in any direction if the ball is in the end zone. You're supposed to grab the ball to down it. Taking possession of the ball as the kicking team ends the play. Touching the ball does not.

[@jerryb1007]

Really could've been called a delay of game penalty. At the end of the day the batting penalty didn't matter since they just placed the ball at the point of contact.

[@ParCBur]

@@jerryb1007 most pointless penalty call ever recorded. Not even a personal foul against the player 🤣

[@mercdragons]

Delay of game. They are slowing down the game by doing this action.

[@jeffrey.a.hanson]

@@mercdragonsBut the ball wasn’t dead so you can’t delay a game. Hence why illegal batting of ball and it ended up at point of contact. If ball had stopped and blown dead, you’d be right. It’s a dick move by that player, tho and not buying himself any favors from ref.

[@TheTexasCowboy56]

The Missouri clip kinda of funny there all mad and chanting bs to a clear flag, like you can't do that. Did it to yourself.

[@TheEmpire822]

I feel like a team getting a penalty cause of the crowd or cause of the DJ is kinda BS if you ask me but I get it what else do you do.

[@JakeStz]

I believe the rationale is that it's the home team's responsibility to keep the crowd under control in their stadium.

[@TheEmpire822]

@@JakeStzthat’s fair I guess. I heard another explanation somewhere else where the band and someone else can get a penalty but the crowed should not. But not sure if that was a rule they were quoting or not.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@JakeStzit is, and in the case of the music it’s intentionally trying to hurt the opposing team’s audibles. it’s a violation of the rules and rightfully should be called

[@MrBentheretwo]

So you're telling me if I go to a road game and sit with the home team, I can start throwing shit and cost the home team an unsportman like penalty. Sounds like a road trip to me!

[@mattl309]

Seems like a lot of work just for some fans to come Attack you, ain’t worth it.

[@basher20]

It's the responsibility of the home team to provide a field suitable for the game. If security is unable to prevent the throwing of objects onto the field, by any spectator, that responsibility is breached, and the home team can be assessed penalties of forfeit. I was at a high school game where an entire section of bleachers was kicked out for object throwing, including people from both sides. Each side was pointing at the other, and security just said, OK, everybody's leaving.

[@seandenny339]

That runner that got “tripped could’ve kept going the kicker didn’t even touch him

[@bostonrailfan2427]

he did: his clip caused him to lose his footing causing that cartwheel 🙄

[@Camolicious223]

The Colorado Nevada game call on hitting the kicker is the biggest horseshit call I've ever seen in college ball

[@Subangelis]

No, it isn't.

[@anb7408]

Trust me, there’s at least two horseshit calls per game in which the officials are shilling for Bama to win an important game. Just go and watch the 2023 SEC title game!

[@lubrew5862]

Nope that was pretty much the definition of running into the kicker.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

except it was the right call, he ran into the kicker which is an automatic penalty regardless of how you feel

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@lubrew5862he was lucky to not snap anything either, it wasn’t intentional but it was still a rough landing