Trojan Linebacker Porter Gustin is just coming off a suspension for spearing someone last week. An hour later, he’s at it again, leading with his helmet, right into the helmet of the Washington State Quarterback, who was already being tackled. TV caught it clearly. The TV announcers declared that there was no doubt about it. Everyone saw it, except all the referees.
No one called the blatant penalty, which should have seen Gustin kicked out of the game and suspended for the first half of the next game, again. Instead of having a first down in the Red Zone, the Cougars had to settle for a potential game-tying Field Goal, which was blocked.