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Miami Lands Two of the Top 10 Worst Officiating Calls of the 2024 College Season

Every year there are questionable calls from officials that everyone hates and the Hurricanes have two of the worst calls of the year according to On3.
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Sep 27, 2024; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Hurricanes wide receiver Samuel Brown (11) reacts as he watches the video board from the field during an official review of the final play of the game against the Virginia Tech Hokies at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images
Sep 27, 2024; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Hurricanes wide receiver Samuel Brown (11) reacts as he watches the video board from the field during an official review of the final play of the game against the Virginia Tech Hokies at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

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The Miami Hurricanes dealt with several calls this season that favored them and did not favor them but some seem to have made the top ten list of On3's worst officiating Calls of the 2024 College Football season.

The Hurricanes landed the No. 6 and No. 5 spots and each can be debated on if it was bad calls or not.

No. 6 against Cal could be viewed as a bad call. This issue is that Miami linebacker Wesley Bissainthe led with his shoulder and while the helmet did make contact, it wasn't forcible contact.

Targeting is one of those collegiate rules that has a true definition but can be one of the most controversial calls because of how bad a call can be or how outlandish some like to make it believe. This call against Bissainthe was the right call despite how angry everyone might have been for Cal and on the internet.

Of course, this call would make the top five of the worst of the season. This also shows that people don't understand what a touchdown and a catch is. At what point did the Virginia Tech receiver have full control of the ball and survive the catch?

The ball instantly moves when he hits the ground and ends up in the hands of a Miami defender who was out of bounds deeming the play dead. The issue with this call is that it should have never been called a touchdown in the first place.

Sometimes calls work in a team's favor and for the Hurricanes this past season, a few helped them to victory.

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Justice Sandle
JUSTICE SANDLE

Justice Sandle is a graduate of Mississippi State University earning a Bachelor of Arts and Science in Communications with a concentration in Print and Digital Journalism. During his time in Starkville, he spent a year as an intern working for Mississippi State On SI primarily covering basketball, football, baseball, and soccer while writing, recording, and creating multimedia stories during his tenor. Since graduating, he has assumed the role of lead staff writer for Miami Hurricanes On SI covering football, basketball, baseball, and all things Hurricanes related.

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