Referees Tim Fitzgerald, Landon Cammock and Archibald Whaley were suspended for their next scheduled game by the Sun Belt on Jan. 13 following the conference game between ULM and Georgia State.
In a released statement, Sun Belt commissioner Karl Benson said, “When such an egregious error occurs that directly determines the outcome of a game, it cannot be ignored.”
Championships put at risk and players ejected from a game cover most factors put into suspicious calls by sports officiators. No individual that watches a television can admit seeing a coach for any sports team agree with every call made by an official.