Overview
- The no-call occurred late in the fourth quarter when Kewan Lacy was pulled down on a 2nd-and-3 handoff by Joseph Jonah-Ajonye without a flag.
- Instead of a 15-yard penalty and an automatic first down, Ole Miss threw an incompletion on the next snap and punted.
- Georgia used the ensuing possession to drive for a tying field goal, extending the game’s late tension.
- ESPN’s Sean McDonough and Greg McElroy criticized the missed penalty on air, and fans on social media voiced similar frustration.
- Ole Miss ultimately secured the College Football Playoff Sugar Bowl win in New Orleans despite the officiating controversy.