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ACC Suspended Referee Who Botched Call in Notre Dame vs. Cal, per Report

In Notre Dame's victory over Cal last week, the referees made a key mistake, calling the Golden Bears offside on a missed Notre Dame field goal attempt when there should have been no penalty. The Fighting Irish scored a touchdown two plays later, turning zero points into seven, and ended up winning the game 24–17.

On Saturday, ESPN’s Roxy Bernstein reported the ACC suspended the sideline referee who called the offside, and the league apologized to the school for making the error. However, the conference still doesn’t plan on making a public apology for the mistake.