College Football-Week 5

Whoa Nellie last Saturday was one of the strangest games I've ever done. I was the visiting official with the crew I had the pleasue of joining in week 1.

This was a fun game to do.

The first score was by the home team and it was for a 97 yard touchdown pass in the first quarter. After this is where the game got strange.

The visitors couldn't get a consistent flow on offense and the home team stayed in the redzone all day. The home team reached the redzone probably at least seven times and got inside the 5 yard line about three times. They did not score on any of these instances. They had a field goal that hit the uprights, a bothched snap or two, and another field goal late in the third quarter that was blocked and returned 95 yards for a touchdown.

So at the end of regulation it was all tied 7-7. So we were headed to overtime. The visitors won the toss and chose to have the ball first. They end up scoring and go ahead 14-7. Home team's turn and they convert a clutch fourth down. A few plays later they score a touchdown and it's 14-13. The all important extra point is next but it ended up being a problem between the hold and the snap. Ball game.

Both teams played extremely hard until the end. It was fun to be a part of this game.

After the game, we hit the showers and the Observer comes in to give us some honest feedback. That is always nice and we genuinely want it because it will only make us better. Let me say I love receiving honest feedback. I take it to heart and very serious.

The feedback for this game was good for everyone.

So that's it for this game and I'll be with my regular crew for the following week.