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SEC Releases Statement After Penn State Loses Down over Referee Error vs. Auburn

Bleacher Report | September 19, 2021

Related Topics: Southeastern Conference, Auburn, Penn State Nittany Lions, Auburn Tigers football, Adam Rittenberg, Sean Clifford, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

The SEC released a statement saying the officiating crew made an error that cost Penn State a down in the second quarter in Saturday's game against Auburn.

An official set the down marker to third down after Nittany Lions quarterback Sean Clifford was called for intentional grounding on a first-down pass. The mistake resulted in Penn State punting on what should have been third down.

Adam Rittenberg

SEC statement acknowledges the officiating error regarding downs in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PennState?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PennState</a>-<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Auburn?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Auburn</a> game: <a href="https://t.co/iHFN96tOlJ">pic.twitter.com/iHFN96tOlJ</a>

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

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