After the Texas TD 2 play against Georgia, the interception was erased by a 1st penalty and field trash.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Georgia coach Kirby Smart was initially careful with his words when asked about Texas fans littering the north end of the field with water bottles and other trash after a barrier was initially cleared for the top-ranked Longhorns. Pass-interference penalties before officials change their calls.

“I'm not going to comment because I want to respect the wishes of the SEC office,” Smart first said when asked about the fifth-ranked time disruption. 30-15 win for the Bulldogs Saturday night. “But I will say now that we have a precedent that if you throw a bunch of things on the field and put athletes in danger, you have a chance to overturn the call.”

The Southeastern Conference released a statement Sunday morning saying the officials made the correct decision with no penalty on the play with 3:12 left in the third quarter. There was contact between cornerback Jahda Barron and receiver Arian Smith before the pick.

“The game officials convened to discuss the play, which is authorized to ensure the appropriate penalty was administered, at which time the calling official stated that he made a mistake, and a foul should not have been called for defensive pass interference,” the statement said. The statement said.

But the league said the disruption caused by debris on the field will be reviewed in accordance with SEC sportsmanship policies and procedures.

“Although the original assessment and the assessment of the penalty were not properly executed, it is unacceptable to throw debris on the field at any time,” the league said.

Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian was furious with the officials for the call to return Barron's 36-yard interception return at the Georgia 9. The coach then stood still and walked to the far corner of the field, signaling to the student section to stop throwing. thing

“I understand the frustration,” Sarkeesian said. “We were all disappointed at the moment. But, you know … all of the Longhorn Nation, I know we can be better than this.”

Officials were discussing the play and raised the flag while removing the debris

Smart was then protesting to official Matt Loeffler, who the coach told him had called the wrong man the initial penalty.

“It took him a long time to figure it out,” said Smart, who was then asked who the right guy was. “I guess the offending guy. As you know, 11 (Smith) and 7 (Barron), are two distinct numbers. I don't know if I've ever seen that in my coaching career.”

Sarkeesian said officials never told him why the call was changed.

Two plays after the reverse, Quinn Ewers threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Jaydon Blue to put the Longhorns up 23-15 after they trailed 23-0 at halftime.

“We were able to pull it off and kind of take care of it and then regroup,” Sarkeesian said of the disruption. “Then they overturned that call, giving us an opportunity to get a short field and punch in one and close it out in a one-score game.”

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