Mississippi head coach Lane Kiffin has accused a Texas Tech participant of spitting on considered one of his gamers and presumably utilizing a racial slur throughout a fourth quarter scrum in Wednesday night time’s TaxAct Texas Bowl recreation.
Kiffin defended Ole Miss wideout Jordan Watkins after the sport, claiming he was incorrectly given a private foul penalty early on within the fourth quarter through the Rebels’ 42-25 loss to the Purple Raiders.
Jordan Watkins, #11 of the Mississippi Rebels, celebrates his reception for a landing forward of Marquis Waters, #9 of the Texas Tech Purple Raiders, through the second half at NRG Stadium on Dec. 28, 2022 in Houston.
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The veteran coach stated Watkins was not within the struggle that adopted a fumble by Mississippi’s Dayton Wade and that the penalty ought to have truly been on Texas Tech’s Dimitri Moore, No. 11 for the Purple Raiders, as a substitute of Watkins, who wears No. 11 for Ole Miss.
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“They announce our 11, which is Jordan Watkins, who wasn’t within the struggle, it was their 11 that was combating 71 [Ole Miss lineman Jayden Williams] and everyone knew as a result of their very own coaches have been yelling on the man,” Kiffin stated.
Mississippi Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin pleads his case with the officers after Ole Miss was flagged for its second concentrating on penalty of the sport through the TaxAct Texas Bowl between the Texas Tech Purple Raiders and Ole Miss Rebels at NRG Stadium on Dec. 28, 2022 in Houston.
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“There was a racial slur concerned, that’s not the purpose of what we’re speaking about, [it’s] concerning the spitting half. I introduced our personal 71 as much as the officers, proper or mistaken, you see him crying? He’s not crying not as a result of he received spit on, it’s as a result of one thing was stated.”
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Moore and Williams are each Black.
Kiffin didn’t say if the alleged slur was directed at any participant particularly, including that he didn’t particularly hear it.
“I used to be advised that that was stated in that [incident] however I didn’t hear that. So that will clearly be an enormous situation.”
Texas Tech soccer didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s request for remark.
Texas Tech Purple Raiders head coach Joey McGuire and Mississippi Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin shake palms at NRG Stadium on Dec. 28, 2022 in Houston.
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Kiffin stated he spoke to Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire after the sport concerning the name.
“I talked to their head coach afterwards, he was like: ‘Loopy officiating on the market.’ I’m going, ‘Yeah that was actually dangerous on that one which your man spit and our man received the penalty.’ He was like, ‘Yeah I do know.’”
Wednesday night time marked the seventh assembly between the 2 groups and their fourth bowl recreation. The Rebels nonetheless maintain a 4-3 total document.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
