Big Ten changes onside kick procedure after Minn

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN

Senior WriterSep 30, 2024, 08:21 PM ET Close College football press reporter; signed up with ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University.The Big Ten is customizing how it officiates onside kicks after the questionable offside penalty at the end of Saturday’s game in between Minnesota and Michigan.Officiating crews from the league will now place the line

judge and head line judge on the restraining line of the kicking group,”thus putting multiple officials in the very best position to regularly make the appropriate judgement,” the Big Ten said in a declaration. The change to the officiating mechanic was approved by the NCAA.Minnesota trailed Michigan 27-24 after a furious rally with 1:37 left in Saturday’s game, and Matt Kingsbury appeared to effectively recover an onside kick. However officials ruled that Kingsbury was offside, forcing a rekick that was recuperated by Michigan, which ran out the clock to win the game. The Big 10, in its statement, did not acknowledge the call was incorrect.Editor’s Picks 1 Related”We sent the play to the Huge Ten Organizer of Officials for evaluation,” Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck said in a declaration, referring to Expense Carollo. “The Organizer notified us the play was too tight to flag. We credit the Huge 10 Conference for recognizing the requirement to make this change to guarantee accurate calls in the future.”

The Huge Ten kept in mind in its statement that offside charges are not reviewable by replay.FOX officiating

expert Mike Pereira and expert Chris Petersen both questioned the ruling.”I’m sick to my stomach right now

,”stated Petersen, the former coach at Boise State and Washington.”I just hate to see this when the officials are making something up. Like I don’t understand why they would throw that flag. To me, these are always close calls, that ball’s kicked. … What are we doing? Let the kids play. “