Tigers football notebook: SEC apologizes for referee mistake on onside kick
University of Memphis running back Blake Watson (4) scampers in for a touchdown during a Sept. 23, 2023 game against the University of Missouri in St. Louis. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
The officials told Memphis that it had to use a kicking tee with its late-game onside kick against Missouri. The SEC informed coach Ryan Silverfield the following morning that the referees were wrong.
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Frank Bonner II covers the Memphis Tigers. He is a top-10 APSE winner who covered Oklahoma State for the Tulsa World before joining The Daily Memphian in 2021. Bonner is a native of Indiana, where he started his career covering high school sports.
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