Incident in Texas HS Playoff Game

[schmitty1973]

I wonder how the other officials reacted? I can't imagine being on that crew and having to keep my composer after something like that.

[GoodScout]

I agree with Umpirebob. I'd drag the little weasel into the criminal justice system for a while. I'm just shocked at this, and equally shocked that it hasn't gotten more media attention and condemnation.

What happened after the play? Did another member of the crew catch it? What were the ramifications, if any?

[JRutledge]

Honestly, I would not be surprised if the other officials did not see it or did not see the entire situation until they saw the tape. It happened so fast after the play, I could easily see fellow officials seeing the very end of the play.

What happen to the player in the game? It did not seem like the article talked about the results of the situation during the game. Was the official alright?

Peace

[waltjp]

Maybe I missed it, but was there a flag thrown on this play?

[bisonlj]

I can't imagine anyone saw anything during the play that would have resulted in anything at the time. No other official would be looking at that spot to see the whole thing happen. It's not unusual for an umpire to get hit by a linebacker so he probably didn't think anything of it at the time. On video though this guy didn't do a very good job disguising what he was doing. It would have been better for him had the play gone the other way but there is no way for him to plead "accident' based on what I saw.