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College football fans, media blast ACC officials for bias in Clemson-Syracuse game
By Adam Spencer
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College football fans and media weren’t happy with the officiating late in the Syracuse-Clemson game on Saturday afternoon at Clemson.
At issue were a pair of plays in which quarterbacks were hit late out of bounds. Clemson’s Cade Klubnick, replacing starter DJ Uiagalelei, drew a flag, while Syracuse’s Garrett Shrader did not.
That had fans furious, especially since the game was taking place at Clemson. The calls of shaky officiating for the Tigers were loud.
As you can see below, there was plenty of reaction to the call and no-call on Twitter:
ABC showing the two plays side by side was great. Watching them back to back, the uncalled Clemson shove was more egregious than the Syracuse penalty. Refs flipping this game. https://t.co/34F6u4xJkd
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) October 22, 2022
These refs trying to get Clemson back in this game!!! Nonsense
— Aaron Murray (@aaronmurray11) October 22, 2022
These Refs are bush league. Totally on Clemson’s side. That was a late hit out of bounds and they completely blew it. Dabo has the refs in his back pocket.
— Big Game Boomer (@BigGameBoomer) October 22, 2022
#Syracuse getting absolutely robbed by the refs right now. The @NCAA wants to see Clemson succeed soooo bad. Shits gotta stop ?
— Luke Sgroi (@LukeSgroi) October 22, 2022
This Clemson game is disgusting. Blatant rigging by the refs. Absolutely gross
— mikemag22 (@mikemag333) October 22, 2022
LOLLLL REFS GOT CLEMSON MONEYLINE
— timthetatman? (@timthetatman) October 22, 2022
The refs are protecting Clemson lmao horrible officiating #Clemson #Syracuse
— Catfish (@catfishcatfis69) October 22, 2022
It’s fine with me if the refs chose to call none or both. But you can’t give that call to #Clemson and not to #Syracuse. #ACC just opens themselves up for the conspiracy theorists BIG TIME…
— Ethan (@ESabro3) October 22, 2022
https://twitter.com/DerFranzWagner/status/1583895100090109952
Lil home Valley cookin' for Clemson.
— Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoAP) October 22, 2022
Call it the same, ACC. Unless, of course, that’s inconvenient. https://t.co/ozlAn2NoSP
— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) October 22, 2022
Expect questions to be asked about the differences between the plays in the aftermath of this game, especially if Syracuse ends up losing.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
