It was easy to envision a dumpster fire of an evening for the Pac-12 whereby its officials, in charge of the championship game, produced an outcome-altering gaffe that lowered the conference’s already low reputation.
Instead, we got the opposite:
We got a well-called game with only one instance of true controversy.
Credit referee Chris Coyte, his crew (below) and vice president of officiating David Coleman, who made the specific assignments.
Referee: Chris Coyte
Umpire: V. Francisco
Linesman: Darryl Johnson
Line judge: Dale Keller
Back judge: Joe Johnston
Field judge: Kevin Kieser
Side judge: Clay Reynard
Center judge: Jim Wharrie
They did well — much better, for sure, than the SEC officials in the Clemson-Ohio State semifinal.