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College Football36 mins ago

Rules review video: Fake field goal, leaping, and live-ball taunting

Steve Shaw breaks down calls from week 9 of the college football season.

News1 day ago

Clete Blakeman’s crew correctly didn’t flag Commanders final play

Assignments3 days ago

Week 9 referee assignments

Week 1 referee assignments

Assignments2 months ago

Week 2 referee assignments

2024 preseason2 months ago

Referee assignments for preseason week 3

Assignments1 month ago

Week 3 referee assignments

2024 preseason3 months ago

Referee assignments for preseason week 1

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Outside the Stripes4 years ago

Washington retires team name that was once a factor in officiating assignments

History4 years ago

Throwback to the finest officiating sequence I’ve ever seen

History4 years ago

Throwback to one of the most annoying rules to officiate: the crowd noise rule

News4 years ago

4 replay booth vacancies to be filled in 2020 season

News4 years ago

5 more officials leaving the field this offseason

News4 years ago

Officiating crews for the 2020 season

College Football4 years ago

Big turnover with Big 12 referees

News4 years ago

NFL divides up leadership roles in the officiating department

2020 Rule Changes4 years ago

Clock-draining fix to rules would not adequately address the glaring loophole

History4 years ago

Throwback to 2007 – Warren Sapp melts down and is ejected by Jerome Boger’s crew

News

News2 weeks ago

Vikings hack the spike play to get one more snap

Illegal formations are not 10-second runoffs

News2 weeks ago

Down judge Patrick Turner uses a unique whistle technique

College Football2 weeks ago

New interpretation closes loophole that allowed Oregon’s intentional 12-man defense

College Football1 month ago

TCU coach ejected after picking up two unsportsmanlike conduct fouls

News1 month ago

Cowboys desperation pass would have been intentional grounding, but here’s why it wouldn’t be a safety

Disciplinary Action1 month ago

Ja’Marr Chase fined $31,599 for verbal abuse of official

Disciplinary Action2 months ago

NFL issues 22 fines, including 2 unflagged hip-drop tackles and 5 for fighting

News2 months ago

Officiating slightly taps the brakes on illegal formation enforcement

News2 months ago

6 things I’m looking for in the 2024 NFL season

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News

College Football1 month ago

TCU coach ejected after picking up two unsportsmanlike conduct fouls

Sonny Dykes is the first Power 5 coach to be ejected under the double-unsportsmanlike-conduct rule

News1 month ago

Cowboys desperation pass would have been intentional grounding, but here’s why it wouldn’t be a safety

Disciplinary Action1 month ago

Ja’Marr Chase fined $31,599 for verbal abuse of official

Disciplinary Action2 months ago

NFL issues 22 fines, including 2 unflagged hip-drop tackles and 5 for fighting

News2 months ago

Officiating slightly taps the brakes on illegal formation enforcement

News2 months ago

6 things I’m looking for in the 2024 NFL season

News2 months ago

Todd Bowles and John Lynch added to Competition Committee

Hall of Fame2 months ago

How are officials affected by new Hall of Fame nomination rule changes?

News2 months ago

Preseason is a time for officiating crews to practice emergency crew-of-6

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Videos

College Football7 days ago

Rules review video: Early celebration, kick catch interference, and college expedited replays

College Football2 weeks ago

Rules review video: Onside drop-kicks, spitting, and a center catching a touchdown

College Football3 weeks ago

Rules review video: roughing vs. running into the kicker, brandishing a weapon, and a field goal off the light post

College Football4 weeks ago

Rules review video: First-touch spots on punts, illegal batting, and a bench player on the field

College Football1 month ago

Rules review video: Goal line extended, kicks over the uprights, and fumbles through the end zone

Videos

College Football2 weeks ago

Rules review video: Onside drop-kicks, spitting, and a center catching a touchdown

College Football3 weeks ago

Rules review video: roughing vs. running into the kicker, brandishing a weapon, and a field goal off the light post

College Football4 weeks ago

Rules review video: First-touch spots on punts, illegal batting, and a bench player on the field

College Football1 month ago

Rules review video: Goal line extended, kicks over the uprights, and fumbles through the end zone

Call of the Week1 month ago

Excellent catch of pull-and-shoot holding is the Call of the Week

Mechanics

Mechanics9 months ago

Walt Anderson teaches officials to move with purpose. Do the benefits outweigh the issues?

Mechanics10 months ago

There are no referee interference rules if players collide with an official

Mechanics11 months ago

When to warn, when to flag

History1 year ago

Officiating brawls in 1983 very different than 2023

Mechanics1 year ago

New umpire mechanic on field goals and extra points is the old mechanic

History2 years ago

Concentration is key for the most viewed coin toss of the year

Mechanics

Mechanics2 years ago

Officials told to watch for illegal foreign objects used for FG and XP attempts

Mechanics2 years ago

How does the NFL handle a suspended game?

Follow-up2 years ago

Good whistle discipline is vital to good officiating

Mechanics2 years ago

After review, a reversal. NFL won't allow a holder to elevate a teed kickoff ball

History2 years ago

2 generations of officials are at polar opposites when signaling the big call

Follow-up2 years ago

Football officials free to leave the field when the game is over

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News5 years ago

Land Clark promoted to referee position

Land Clark has been promoted to the referee position for the 2020 season.
Mechanics5 years ago

No eighth official in 2020

The NFL continues to consider adding another official to the crew. It just won't be this year.
News5 years ago

Competition Committee proposes 2 rules changes for 2020 season

The NFL Competition Committee has released their proposed rules changes for the 2020 NFL season.
History5 years ago

Throwback to 1986 – Jerry Markbreit’s only NFL ejection

Let's turn the clock back to the day Jerry Markbreit ejected his first, and only, NFL player.
Coronavirus Pandemic5 years ago

COVID-19 forces a rushed offseason for NFL officials

COVID-19 leaves the officiating off-season up in the air.
News5 years ago

NFL expands playoffs to 7 seeds, but not necessarily to more officials

More playoff games means more postseason assignments for the officiating crews. Or does it?
Coronavirus Pandemic5 years ago

Truncated offseason means less time to consider, vote on rule changes

COVID-19 is impacting the ability for the NFL to change the rules.
Commentary5 years ago

On cancelling sports

Without sports, we have lost our escape from the realities of our world,
Coronavirus Pandemic5 years ago

NFL Annual Meeting canceled, rules changes vote put off until May

Commissioner Roger Goodell announced today that after “careful consideration and consultation with medical experts,” the NFL has canceled the March 29-April 1, Annual Meeting due to...
Assignments5 years ago

XFL Week 6 referee assignments

The second half of the XFL regular season is here. Here are this week's referee assignments.