Up to date Sept. 26, 2026, 5:42 p.m. ET
KNOXVILLE, TN – Here is a brand new one for the soccer officiating lexicon.
Texas’ star defensive lineman Colin Simmons bought flagged for a 15-yard penalty for “simulating utilizing the restroom,” because it was introduced by the referee in Neyland Stadium.
Sure, you heard that appropriately.
And that description precisely describes what Simmons did.
After sacking Tennessee quarterback Faizon Brandon, Simmons pretended to urinate on the sphere.
“Absolute idiotic transfer by Colin Simmons doing that,” ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit stated on the published. “He is purported to be one of many leaders of this protection…”
“Idiotic. It does not get way more vulgar both,” Chris Fowler added.
This is not the primary time a school soccer participant has been flagged for pretending to pee on the sphere. Within the 2019 Egg Bowl, Mississippi’s Elijah Moore bought flagged for pretending to pee like a canine. The penalty influenced the end result of the sport. Ole Miss misplaced, and coach Matt Luke was subsequently fired.
Simmons’ penalty resulted in a primary down for Tennessee.
As a substitute of a going through a fourth-and-long after Simmons’ sack, Tennessee moved the chains on the penalty, whereas Vols followers should have been asking themselves: Did the ref simply say that?
Yep, he did.
“Simulating utilizing the restroom,” a 15-yard penalty.
Blake Toppmeyer is the USA TODAY Community’s senior nationwide faculty soccer columnist. Take heed to his podcast, “Faculty Soccer Unfiltered.” Electronic mail him at BToppmeyer@gannett.com and comply with him on X @btoppmeyer.
