SEC MD: John McDaid DALLAS — Horns down? Hold up. Oklahoma players will be assessed an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty if game officials determine it was used f
Oklahoma players will be assessed an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty if game officials determine it was used for taunting.
But that will continue to be a judgment call in the Sooners’ new conference, much like it was in the Big 12. That’s what Southeastern Conference coordinator of officials John McDaid said Tuesday at SEC Media Days. John McDaid, SEC’s coordinator of officials, on penalizing for Horns down signal: “Unsportsmanlike conduct needs to fit 1 of 3 categories: Is it taunting an opponent? Is it making a travesty of the game? Is it otherwise compromising our ability to manage the game? There’s a…“Unsportsmanlike conduct needs to fit one of three categories,” McDaid said.
McDaid clarified that would be the same result if Florida players do the “Gator chomp” in the face of an opponent, or if Ole Miss players execute the “land shark” gesture in a taunting fashion.John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers.
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