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There’s nothing more disheartening in football than seeing an upset attempt undone by a terrible call by the officials. Sadly, that’s exactly what fans were treated to in today’s Texas-Houston game.
On 3rd-and-1 for Houston with the Cougars trailing the Longhorns 31-24 with less than two minutes to go in today’s game, Houston’s running back ran the ball up the left side and appeared to get past the first down marker. But after referees convened to spot the ball, something wild happened.
Not only did the officials rule the ball carrier short of the first down, the ball was spotted around half a yard short. Video evidence shows that at the very least the ball carrier had forward progress beyond where the ball was spotted.
Fans have been taking to social media for a good while now to completely rip the referees for how they called the game. Many have declared that they deliberately fixed the game to help the Longhorns win:
Houston got robbed. The fix was in with Texas. Clear first down. Not even reviewed. Pathetic refs
— Colby Dant (@TheColbyD) October 21, 2023
Refs SCREW Houston
Texas should have lost. Horrible spot.
— James T. Yoder (@JamesYoder) October 21, 2023
So, the Big 12 refs… Screwed Houston? And not Texas on that spot?
— Curtis Fitzpatrick (@cfitzfox) October 21, 2023
Refs stole that game for Texas Longhorns
College Football is a joke..
Houston Cougars got robbed
— Tetio 😼🇺🇸☕👾 (@TetioG) October 21, 2023
Houston wound up going for the first down on what was then ruled fourth down and failed to convert, allowing the Texas Longhorns to kneel the ball down for a win.
This one is going to sting for a while – especially with it being the last game between the two schools for a good while.