Troy and App State battled in the Sun Belt Championship, with Troy holding a 21-17 lead during a key second down. The App State quarterback dropped back to throw and took a clear grab to the facemask. No flag came out. The App State coach lost it, tearing off his headset and storming onto the field before remembering he couldn’t do that. He yelled at the refs, tried to make his case, and even shoved a fellow coach off him while still ranting about the missed call.
On the next play, third and nine, chaos shifted to the sidelines. The ball was overthrown and nailed the ball boy, who tried to play it cool despite taking it off the head and shoulder. He stayed calm, didn’t drop the ball, and acted like it never happened. Then came the flag. Pass interference on Troy, likely a makeup call for the missed facemask. The coach didn’t see it that way. Still furious, still yelling. Even with the penalty helping his team, he wasn’t ready to let it go.