LSU fans have been grumbling about how the game was officiated in last Saturday’s one-point overtime loss to Kentucky. It sure seemed like the Tigers stopped Kentucky’s Tush Push on the final play of the first half, but the refs didn’t blow the whistle when Kenny Minchey’s forward progress was stopped, which allowed Minchey’s teammates to drag and push him into the end zone.
There was also a potential false start before Kentucky’s game-winning two point conversion. Coach Lane Kiffin says the refs missed some calls…
Cut 20 (19) “…always evened out”
LSU hosts 16th ranked Mississippi State on Saturday. There’s a chance Bulldogs star Q-B Kamario Taylor doesn’t play because of a foot injury.
Grambling quarterback Jacobe Robinson has been named the SWAC Football Newcomer of the Week. Robinson accounted for five touchdowns in the Tigers 45-38 win over Jackson State. He threw for 212 yards and rushed for 52 yards. Robinson previously played at Boston College and Southern Miss and Coach Mickey Joseph says you can see why he was part of two F-B-S programs…
Cut 17 (16) “…the game go”
The G-men are now first in the SWAC West and will visit 5-and-2 Alabama A&M on Saturday.
Louisiana Tech’s Blake Baker was named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week. The fourth-year quarterback threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns in the Bulldogs come from behind win over the Cajuns. Baker also had a rushing touchdown. Tech is at ULM this Saturday.