Big Ten officials are coming under fire on social media following a couple of costly calls that have gone in favor of the Ohio State Buckeyes thus far in their matchup against the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
At halftime, Ohio State and Nebraska are locked in a tight one, with the Buckeyes up 14-6. Though Nebraska's special teams have been a struggle for much of this year, John Hohl is a perfect 2-for-2 on field goal attempts today, providing the Cornhuskers' only points of the first half.
However, while kicking two field goals might be a big win for the Cornhuskers — who have had struggles from every single part of that unit this year — the more prominent storyline from Nebraska fans so far is Big Ten officiating.
Late in the first half with the Cornhuskers driving, Big Ten officials marked Nebraska short of a first down. As a result, Nebraska had to call its final timeout of the half and, ultimately, they had to settle for a field goal. As you can see from the video blow, the runner was clearly past the line to gain and there wasn't even a review to get the play call correct.
There simply must be serious ramifications for officials who miss a call this badly. https://t.co/wPJEpg4xLY
— Steven Sipple (@steven_sipple) October 26, 2024
This set off a flurry of reactions from not only Nebraska fans, but from other fans across social media.
There simply must be serious ramifications for officials who miss a call this badly. https://t.co/wPJEpg4xLY
— Steven Sipple (@steven_sipple) October 26, 2024
If you’re not watching OhioState vs Nebraska…this ball was spotted a full yard short of the first down marker, and, yes, the yellow line is accurate. I shit you not.
— Cognac and Lamar Jack 🇺🇸🇳🇬 (@chewtunes) October 26, 2024
Just the most bizarre spot. Nebraska lost 3-4 plays at the end of the half cause of this nonsense. pic.twitter.com/D84kRSf4mJ
When an official misses a call so badly -- not giving Nebraska a first down on Johnson's run -- you can't help but wonder if there's some sort of foul play going on.
— Steven Sipple (@steven_sipple) October 26, 2024
It's really an egregious miss.
Seeing multiple big time Non-Nebraska accounts post about how bad these refs have been is so refreshing
— Barstool ‘Skers (@BarstoolHusker) October 26, 2024
The whole world is seeing that big ten is screwing Nebraska
Big Ten Refs continue to be the dumbest pieces of crap on the planet.
— Husker Corner (@theHuskerCorner) October 26, 2024
It hasn't just been the one missed marking that Cornhuskers fans were upset about. There have been other calls, such as missed holdings and an offensive pass interference that cost Nebraska.
Nebraska getting robbed by these officials. First the spot then that OPI bogus call
— Stuckey (@Stuckey2) October 26, 2024
The officiating wasn't just the talk of social media, it was mentioned on the broadcast multiple times. During his interview coming out of halftime, Matt Rhule said that he wouldn't go into details, but that he wasn't happy with the officiating thus far.
The last time Nebraska beat Ohio State came during the 2011 season, when the Cornhuskers pulled off a 34-27 win over the Buckeyes in Lincoln.