Official throws penalty flag into space during Mizzou-Boston College game

Luther Burden drew a penalty call in the Mizzou-Boston College Game, and an official made sure everyone saw the flag.

Burden tossed a Boston College defender’s mouth guard. It drew quite the reaction from the umpire. The flag for Burden was hilariously launched up into the sky, and probably has not landed yet.

Luther Burden tosses a mouthguard and the ref one ups him with an absolutely epic flag toss. This thing went into orbit pic.twitter.com/nyxsArS6eg

— HuskGuys (@HuskGuys) September 14, 2024

Luther Burden just got a penalty for throwing a BC player’s mouthguard after the play. Unreal.

— Adeen Rao (@AdeenRao_) September 14, 2024

Aside from the flag, it has been a big day for Burden. The star wideout has 5 catches for 106 yards and a touchdown, helping Mizzou to a 24-14 lead over No. 24 Boston College.

Mizzou got off to a rough start. It was Burden’s 19-yard touchdown reception in the 2nd quarter that tied things up at 14-14. Eli Drinkwitz’s squad has since added a 56-yard field goal and a 6-yard Brady Cook TD to build a double-digit lead.

The game is airing on the SEC Network.

Andrew Olson

Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.