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Report: Pac-12 'Third Party' Overturns Targeting Call in Replay Command Center

A presumed targeting call against Washington State linebacker Logan Tago was overturned by a "third party" from the Pac-12 on Saturday per Yahoo Sports' Pete Thamel.

Despite both the replay booth and Pac-12 command center agreeing that Tago's hit on USC quarterback J.T. Daniels warranted an ejection, the conference's general counsel and senior vice president of business affairs Woodie Dixon dissagreed, overturning the call and keeping Tago in the game.

Dixon is not a "formally-trained official" per Thamel, and officiating experts believe his interference in the replay system "undermines both the Pac-12 officiating credibility and rhetoric surrounding player safety.