Overview

• The SEC said officials failed to recognize a prohibited hideout tactic when Isaiah Sategna feigned leaving the field before catching a wide-open 24-yard touchdown from John Mateer.
• Citing NCAA Rule 9-2 on unfair tactics, the conference said the play should have drawn a 15-yard team unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty from the previous spot.
• The touchdown put Oklahoma ahead 10-3 with 10:45 left in the second quarter of a game the Sooners won 24-17; the result stands despite the missed call.
• Auburn coach Hugh Freeze said his sideline tried to call timeout and noted offseason warnings about deception plays, while Oklahoma’s staff described the sequence as a tempo play and said they confirmed alignment with an official.
• The admission adds to a season of officiating scrutiny following other conference errors, and came after Auburn also disputed an overturned scoop-and-score and a late pass-interference ruling.