GEORGIA coach Kirby Smart accused officials of “trying to rob us” after their shock win over Texas.
Smart, 48, watched his team stun the No. 1 ranked side in the country Saturday night.
Georgia stunned Texas in a 30-15 victory on Saturday night[/caption]
And he took the opportunity to sound off about the referees in his post-game interview with ESPN.
The Bulldogs coach was furious with a call which happened with his team up 23-8 in the third quarter.
Georgia quarterback Carson Beck threw a ball towards his receiver Arian Smith – which was intercepted by Texas’ Jahdae Barron.
Barron came up with a 36-yard return all the way to the Georgia nine-yard line.
But the Longhorns safety was called for pass interference in an apparant reprieve that gave Georgia the ball back.
Texas fans booed the call with some throwing objects onto the field and halting play momentarily.
During the short delay, officials gathered again and decided to reverse the call, allowing the interception to stand.
Smart was left furious and launched a foul-mouthed rant during the game.
And afterwards, he told ESPN’s Katie George, “Nobody gave us a chance. Your whole network doubted us.
“Then they tried to rob is with calls.”
Smart added, “Now, we’ve set a precedent that if you throw a bunch of stuff on the field and endanger athletes that you’ve got a chance to get your call reversed.
“And that’s unfortunate because, to me, that’s dangerous.
“That’s not what we want, and that’s not criticizing officials. That’s what happened.”
The SEC was forced to release a statement after the game.
The statement said officials “gathered to discuss the play, which is permitted to ensure the proper penalty is enforced.
College football top 25 rankings
BELOW are the top 25 rankings of college football’s best programs for Week 8
- Texas (6-0)
- Oregon (6-0)
- Penn State (6-0)
- Ohio State (5-1)
- Georgia (5-1)
- Miami (6-0)
- Alabama (5-1)
- LSU (5-1)
- Iowa State (6-0)
- Clemson (5-1)
- Tennessee (5-1)
- Notre Dame (5-1)
- BYU (6-0)
- Texas A&M (5-1)
- Boise State (5-1)
- Indiana (6-0)
- Kansas State (5-1)
- Ole Miss (5-2)
- Missouri (5-1)
- Pittsburgh (6-0)
- SMU (5-1)
- Illinois (5-1)
- Army (6-0)
- Michigan (4-2)
- Navy (5-0)
“The calling official reported that he erred, and a foul should not have been called for defensive pass interference.
“Consequently, Texas was awarded the ball.
“While the original evaluation and assessment of the penalty was not properly executed, it is unacceptable to have debris thrown on the field at any time.”
Georgia shrugged off the incident to win 30-15 in a huge statement.
Smart added, “These guys are so resilient.
“We talk about intent. What was our intent when we walked on the field?
“Our intent was not to take pictures and do all the superstar stuff – our intent was to eat.”
