Kentucky fans furious over ’embarrassing’ officiating in South Carolina game

Kentucky fans are furious over embarrassing officiating in Saturday evening’s Kentucky-South Carolina SEC East matchup.

Fans have argued the Wildcats were on the wrong side of several penalties, including a missed hands to the face, multiple holding calls and illegal blocks.

Luck isn’t exactly on Kentucky’s side, either. The Wildcats are without Will Levis and have had several special teams mishaps, as well as inexperienced QB play that is starting to shine through.

However you want to spell it, folks aren’t happy in Lexington. They, as well as other college football fans, took to social media to voice concerns over the bad outing from the officiating crew.

See what they had to say below:

This is embarrassing. There’s no way our offense should be this inept without QB1, the defense shouldn’t be getting gashed by South Carolina like this, and it doesn’t help that this @SECOfficiating crew has missed multiple holding calls, illegal crack back blocks etc. No reason

— Travis D. Brown ? (@BeardedBrown75) October 9, 2022

I understand the officials missing some penalties, but I can’t fathom how they miss all of them!

That being said, the officials are not why we’re getting beaten. This has been a rough night for Kentucky. #BBN

— Justin Williams (@JustinWWilliams) October 9, 2022

*NOT a Kentucky Football fan*

These officials for sure have the South Carolina money line.

Absolutely ridiculous amount of missed calls that would certainly help the UK wildcats out.

— George Herbig (@Legacygh_) October 9, 2022

Hope the @SEC issues an apology to Kentucky for the incompetence of tonight’s officials!

— Travis Combs (@TravisCombs16) October 9, 2022

I thought that was a pretty blatant hold and then I remembered we have SEC Officials

— The Kentucky Network (@KentuckyNet) October 9, 2022

That was definitely pass interference ?

These officials are sickening#bbn

— Kentucky Kavalry #BBN (@KentuckyKavalry) October 9, 2022

4 holding calls missed. What do you want the defense to do

— Ben Kenobi (@obi1kentucky) October 9, 2022

We’re not playing good. I get that. But these refs are absolute trash. Both ways. They have missed so many calls.

— Ray Woods (@BigRayRay99) October 9, 2022

Mike SEC officiating sucks. Watch the Kentucky game. Missed hands to the face , missed chop blocks. You suck Mike. Get a handle on horrible officiating.

— David Elliott (@dave4041) October 9, 2022

Look I know Kentucky isn’t doing themselves any favors but my god this officiating is atrocious…

— Ian Livingston Brooking (@livingstonway) October 9, 2022

South Carolina is holding almost every play. Refs gotta call it soon!!

— Cody Couch (@Couch_29) October 9, 2022

Ethan Stone

Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.