US EditionVeteran ACC Football Official Quits Due to League’s Handling of Replay in Syracuse-UConn Game (Report)
Gary Patterson resigned due to ACC's forced replay review after the next play occurred, highlighting communication issues between on-field officials and the replay command center, sources said.
- A longtime ACC official, Gary Patterson, resigned after frustrations with how a replay was managed during the Syracuse-UConn game, according to sources reported by ESPN.
- The ACC confirmed Patterson's departure, stating that adjustments to officiating crews had been made without disrupting league officiating.
- A review initiated by the ACC's command center occurred after a second-down play, which frustrated Patterson and led to his resignation.
- Bill LeMonnier, an ESPN rules expert, noted the situation was uncharacteristic and indicated that the fault lay with the replay booth or command center, not the on-field officials.
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Longtime college football ref abuptly quits over awkward handling for Syracuse-UConn review
Patterson, who was the head referee for the Saturday game and has worked as an official in the ACC since 2002, suddenly terminated his contract with the conference following the UConn-Syracuse game.
Here's The Play That Made One College Football Ref Abruptly Quit This Week
Well, the ACC ref pool is down a man as college football enters Week 3. Nice going, world. You made Gary Patterson quit! No, not that Gary Patterson, although I'd imagine the former TCU coach wouldn't have loved this sequence, either. This is ACC referee Gary Patterson, who abruptly quit this week after a bizarre sequence in last week's UConn-Syracuse game. The play happened late in the first half, when Syracuse QB Steve Angeli had his arm hit o…
Report: Longtime ACC ref quits due to replay frustration
Upset over how a replay review was handled in last Saturday’s UConn-Syracuse game, Atlantic Coast Conference referee Gary Patterson resigned, ESPN reported on Friday. An ACC official since 2002, Patterson quit after he served as the head referee of the matchup, a 27-20 overtime win for host Syracuse. Patterson was slated to referee the Pitt-West Virginia matchup this Saturday, but the ACC said on Friday that Patterson’s crew has been adjusted af…
Veteran ACC football official quits due to league’s handling of replay in Syracuse-UConn game (report)
Syracuse, N.Y. -- A long-time ACC referee has reportedly quit over how a replay was handled by the league’s command center during last week’s Syracuse-UConn game.
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