USC's Kiffin Fined for Comments Following Stanford Loss
University of Southern California coach Lane Kiffin was fined $10,000 for comments about the officiating in USC's triple overtime loss to Stanford Saturday, several media reports have indicated.
Kiffin was largely upset with the fact that his team wasn't granted a timeout at the end of regulation, even though he had alerted officials before the play that he wanted to use one at the conclusion of the play. Replays showed that a second remained when Trojans receiver Robert Woods was tackled, but no timeout was given. The ball was at Stanford's 33 yard line, and Kiffin hoped to attempt a game winning field goal.
Referee Michael Batlan defended his crew's decision, saying that an official must signify a timeout for it to take affect.
