In the third quarter of Alabama-Texas, a key call deep in Alabama territory led to some serious confusion.
On third down, Texas appeared to sack Bryce Young in the endzone for what would have been a safety. However, Young was never down, so as he tried to throw the ball away, the Texas defense swarmed him, leading to multiple penalties.
The referees initially called two penalties on the play: targeting and roughing the passer. After reviewing the play to try and confirm targeting, the referee made two determinations: first, that there was no targeting on the play, and second, that he incorrectly called roughing the passer.
