Derek Mason blasts Conference USA officiating after Middle Tennessee loss: ‘I’m ti…
Middle Tennessee · Jacksonville StateHe also said he spoke with Conference USA associate commissioner for football Tre Stallings and had what he described as “serious dialogue” about the consistency of the officiating. $19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage At the end of the day man, we’ve got to get to a point where these damn referees show up and do their damn job.”
Continuing, Mason made clear he was not simply looking for an excuse following the loss: “I don’t mind a loss and I’m not one to ever get in front of the media and talk about these types of things,” Mason added . “But at the end of the day man these referees gotta be better.
They gotta do they damn job and be better. And that’s a message going out to everybody who refs these damn games.”
Regardless, Jacksonville State still controlled large portions of the game statistically. “I’m tired of the bullshit,” Mason said , via Brett Walker of MTSU Sidelines .
KEY POINTS
- Middle Tennessee head coach Derek Mason didn’t hold back when discussing Conference USA officiating following the Blue Raiders’ loss.
- Speaking Monday , Mason revealed he and his staff submitted 17 plays they believed featured missed holding calls from Saturday’s game.
- According to Walker, MTSU Sidelines reached out to Stallings and Conference USA for comment but had not received a response at the time of publication.
- The Gamecocks outgained Middle Tennessee 517-319 and scored 13 unanswered points in the second half to pull away.