According to a story on ESPN.com, the collision between South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia and umpire William Hackett Jr was cleared by both Gamecock head coach Steve Spurrier and the SEC.
"He was trying to get out of the way," Spurrier told ESPN. "Stephen sort of cut right back into him. Sometimes that will happen."
I don't know what video they were watching but it looks like to me that the referee purposely tried to hit the quarterback. Watch his feet. If he was trying to avoid the quarterback, I think his feet would have moved backwards instead of forwards. Maybe he was a having a flashback and he suddenly thought he was playing again.
Hackett is a former linebacker at the University of Kentucky from 1967-1970.
"When contacted by ESPN's Joe Schad, the Southeastern Conference office said after reviewing the play, it believes the umpire was in appropriate position. A spokesman said the umpire raised his arm to defend himself after a change of direction by the runner," the article said.
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