Missouri coach livid after controversial calls go Texas way: Gonna get fined until I dont have any retirement

Eli Drinkwitz’s frustration was clear, even if he would not flat-out say it when it came to the refs in his Missouri team’s loss to Arch Manning and Texas. The Tigers coach was asked if the officials handled things correctly during a bizarre situation that turned the game in the third quarter with Missouri leading by a touchdown in an eventual 34-20 home defeat on Saturday in Columbia, Mo.Missouri linebacker Brian Huff hit Manning’s throwing hand as the QB attempted a pass on third-and-10.The ball sailed about 12 yards in the air before landing.

The Texas defense treated it like an incomplete after a confusing signal from an official.It, however, was ruled a fumble, recovered by Texas.

So instead of the Longhorns punting, they got the ball back, plus 12 yards. A replay review didn’t overturn itDrinkwitz made it clear how he felt about the whole ordeal without saying that would likely affect his wallet. “My job is to respond to the situations,” Drinkwitz told reporters.“They have officials.

They have a crew from the SEC that calls in.And they reviewed it.

So I don’t know what to tell you.If I say what I want to say, I’m going to get fined until I don’t have any retirement.

And I’m not going to do that, because I’m not going to blame the officials.That’d be disrespectful.”Texas (7-2) scored three plays later to tie the score at 20-20 and Missouri (6-3) would not score again.

The win keeps Texas’s College Football Playoff hopes alive, while ending the Tigers.An SEC spokesperson defended the decision to the St.Louis Post-Dispatch. “The ruling on the field was a fumble,” the spokesperson said.

“In replay review, it was determined there was not clear and obvious video evidence that he had firm control of the ball when the hand intentionally started forward in order to overturn the call.” Former NFL ref Terry McAuley stated on X that he saw the play as “clearly and obviously an incomplete pass.” ESPN analyst Jesse Palm...