Jameis Winston Explains Why He Shoved A Ref
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The ESPN announcing team laughed when it happened, and no penalty was called. But after the game, officiating experts from both ESPN and Fox Sports came out and said it should have been a 15-yard penalty and Winston should have been ejected for touching an official.
Judging by the circumstances and Winston's comments after the game, it's clear that he got caught up in the moment.
The game was tied 17-17 in the third quarter when the incident occurred. FSU was driving down the field running an up-tempo offense, and Winston was trying to go as quickly as possible. After picking up six yards on 1st down near midfield, Florida State made a quick substitution and tried to run a play.
Under college rules, when the offense makes a substitution, the defense also has to have a chance to make a substitution. You'll often see an official stand over the ball until it's clear that the defense is ready.
That's what the official was intending to do here.
Before Winston even came to the line, you could see the official telling him to hold on:
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Winston didn't listen. He just rammed right through him to get under center:
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He really chucked him:
"He was just holding me because he said we had a substitution. It was actually a fast-tempo play, so I was trying to get up under there and let it ride."
FSU coach Jimbo Fisher downplayed the incident:
"Oh, [the ref] said we had changed a running back somewhere. I don't know. Never mind. I'm going to shut up. I'm getting a little perturbed on some of that stuff.
"[Winston] didn't realize, he thought he could snap the ball. The kind of play we had was based off a quick run up the line, snap the ball. That's what it was based on. I don't know, we'll see."
"This wasn't accidental, folks, this was on purpose," Fox officiating guru Mike Pereira said after the game.
Winston didn't have any malicious intent, but he consciously shoved a ref, which should result in an ejection based on the rules. We've seen guys get ejected for much less.
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