Ferrum Loses As Time Expires

In a game that I expected to be a war, the game did not disappoint. The outcome was on the other hand disappointing. Mainly because Ferrum needed that win. Don't get me wrong, these were two really strong teams. There were more things that needed to be in Ferrum's favor than the two controversial calls. This was a tale of two different offenses. Ferrum scored mostly on big plays, while W&L had more of a grind it out attack. The time of possession battle was not even close as the Generals maintained possession about 17 minuets longer than Ferrum. This kept the Panther defense on the field too long. This played a big role in Ferrum giving up over 400 rushing yards. The trench warfare was won by the Generals.

Now for the calls.....The ineligible player down field rule states:

No originally ineligible receiver shall be or have been more than three yards beyond the neutral zone until a passer throws a legal forward pass that crosses the neutral zone. A player is in violation of this rule if any part of his body is beyond the three-yard limit.


Ferrum was penalized for ineligible man down field while attempting a two point conversion. I can only go by what I could see from the camera angle available to me. It looked to me that one player was beyond the three yard mark, but he was an eligible receiver (#86) Adam Vaught. Vaught was, as I saw it lined up as an end. The pass never crossed the neutral zone, so in my opinion, the call should not have happened.


As for the time out request that was not granted. It's just unexplainable.


Get ready for the Tigers of Hampden-Sydney. This will be another tough game, but it is winnable


Go Panthers!