A Georgia Bulldogs A football player who was inactive for the Sugar Bowl game against Notre Dame on Thursday night received a bizarre penalty kick.
Parker Jones was on the sidelines and cost his team significant yardage in the second quarter.
Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton He connected with Arian Smith for a 66-yard pass. As Smith ran down the field, the sideline official ran with him. But the official met with Jones on the sidelines. Georgia was penalized for side pass interference, costing the Bulldogs 10 yards.
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Parker Jones (39) of the Georgia Bulldogs is penalized for sideline interference for obstructing a referee during a play-action pass to Arian Smith (11) during the second quarter of the 91st Allstate Sugar Bowl at Caesars Superdome on Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Two plays and an incomplete pass later, the Bulldogs had to settle for a field goal. Bulldogs kicker Peyton Woodring converted a 41-yard field goal.
The punishment sparked reactions on social media.
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Georgia wide receiver Arian Smith (11) runs from Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts (0) after catching a pass during the first half of a College Football Playoff quarterfinal game Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Notre Dame scored twice in the final seconds of the first half and led 13-3 at halftime.
Jones, a cornerback, is a redshirt sophomore from Albany, Georgia. He has yet to play a game for the Bulldogs in his career.
the College Football Playoff The quarterfinal match was played one day after the terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. More than a dozen people were killed when suspect Shams al-Din Jabbar drove his car into a crowd of people. A number of others were injured in the attack.
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Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton throws a pass during the first half against Notre Dame in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal game on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
The Sugar Bowl has been postponed from Wednesday evening to Thursday evening.
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