Tennessee's bad luck with officiating followed Josh Dobbs to the NFL
The Tennessee Vols' bad luck with officiating over the last month has become a running joke among UT fans. No one is blaming the Vols' recent stretch of losses on bad officiating, but the high number of missed calls has been extremely frustrating for Tennessee fans (the Vols went almost three entire SEC road games […]
The Tennessee Vols' bad luck with officiating over the last month has become a running joke among UT fans.
No one is blaming the Vols' recent stretch of losses on bad officiating, but the high number of missed calls has been extremely frustrating for Tennessee fans (the Vols went almost three entire SEC road games in a row without having a live ball penalty called on an opponent — an almost unbelievable stat).
Tennessee's poor luck with officiating apparently followed former Vols quarterback Josh Dobbs to the NFL on Sunday.
Dobbs, playing in his third game with the Minnesota Vikings since joining the team just a few weeks ago, fumbled on the first drive against the Denver Broncos on Sunday night.
But the fumble should've never counted because of an obvious penalty by Broncos safety Kareem Jackson, a former Alabama standout.
NBC rules expect Terry McAulay said during the broadcast that the officials should've called a penalty on Jackson for lowering his helmet, which would've wiped out the fumble and subsequent recovery by Denver.
It was a tough break for Vikings and Dobbs and it led to three points for the Broncos.
