Overview
- Footage from the Oct. 18 win at Arkansas showed a Texas A&M staffer signaling before defensive back Tyreek Chappell went down without contact at 12:55 of the fourth quarter.
- The National Coordinator for Football Officiating, Steve Shaw, reviewed SEC-submitted video and ruled the sequence a deliberate attempt to secure an injury timeout.
- Per SEC policy, a second violation draws a $100,000 fine with a public reprimand, and subsequent findings can trigger a head-coach suspension and additional staff or player penalties.
- Texas A&M issued a statement saying it accepts the ruling yet disputes instructing players to feign injuries, pledging to review internal processes.
- The enforcement follows the Aggies’ 45-42 victory and is among the first public punishments under the SEC’s feigned-injury process emphasized across college football this season.