Stepping up

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Originally Posted by paulsonj72

How common is it(if at all) for an official to work two NCAA d1 mens games in 1 day. John Gaffney of the Big East did so today/tonight. He worked DePaul/Marquette in the afternoon and then worked the 5 ot game between Notre Dame/Louisville. Supposedly one of the assigned offficials could not get to South Bend due to the storm out east. Here are links to the box scores for each game.

Also for those in the Milwaukee area how far is it to South Bend from Milwaukee

It's pretty uncommon, but it happens due to extenuating circumstances.

Supposedly? Sounds like you don't want to believe what actually happened (per ESPNs' bottom line....official Michael Stephens was stuck in Providence, RI).

It's approx. a 3-3.5hr drive from Milwaukee to South Bend, IN. (the trick is getting thru/around Chicago without traffic issues...and surviving the NW Indiana "snow-belt"....on your way to South Bend).