SEC Referee Will Not Face Discipline for Gamecock Tackle

According to the South Carolina based newspaper The State, Wilbur Hackett, Jr, will not face any disciplinary action for his take down of the Gamecocks Quarterback, Garcia, in last Saturday’s game.

… the SEC office believes Hackett was protecting himself and plans to take no disciplinary action on the veteran official. Rogers Redding, the conference’s coordinator of football officials, reviewed the tape of the play and thought it was inadvertent contact.

“Garcia changes his direction just a tad, which ties up the umpire just a tad and makes it look a lot worse than it really was,” SEC spokesman Charles Bloom said.

The incident didn’t seem to have any bearing on the outcome of the game as the Gamecocks went on to score shortly after.  Accident or no accident….. We think you still have it, Hackett!