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The Texas A&M Aggies took down conference rival Arkansas in SEC football action over the weekend. That game was an exciting one that went back and forth with each possession.
The two sides combined to score 87 points. There were 11 total touchdowns as opposed to four punts. Neither defense could consistently make stops.
That led the Aggies to break the rules. They’ve since received their punishment.
Texas A&M could not stop the Arkansas football team.
The Razorbacks scored points on seven of their 10 possessions. The offense exploded for 42 points. That shouldn’t have come as much of a surprise to viewers.
Scoring has not been the problem for the Hogs. Despite being winless in conference play, they boast one of the most prolific offenses in college football.
Arkansas ranks 17th in the nation in points scored. It leads the SEC in total offense at 513.7 yards per game. That’s come against a schedule that includes Notre Dame, Tennessee, Ole Miss, as well as the Aggies.
The Razorbacks have crossed the 30-point threshold in all but one game. They went for 40+ in their latest outing. Texas A&M could not stop its opponent. It resorted to cheating in order to try.
The Aggies faked an injury.
Texas A&M directed a player to fall to the ground in hopes of slowing the Hogs’ offensive attack as it neared the endzone. It was a blatant attempt to cheat the system.
Texas A&M has been fined $50,000 by the SEC for faking an injury to slow down the Arkansas offense on Saturday. pic.twitter.com/q6vqceDtdu
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Policies were put in place to prevent fake injuries. Players must announce injuries prior to the ball being lined up.
A new NCAA rule states that teams will be charged a timeout for injuries that stop play after the ball has been lined up. There is no penalty for stoppages that require medical attention before the ball is spotted, even those that might not be as serious as they appear.
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has instructed his teams through a strongly worded message to “play football and stop the feigned injury nonsense.”
Texas A&M was charged a timeout during the football game. It’s since received further punishment from the league office.
The Texas A&M University football team has been found in violation of the NCAA playing rule governing feigned injuries…
The action violates the spirit of the injury timeout and fair play and was conducted in a manner that appears to attempt to circumvent the NCAA’s injury time out rule to avoid the team being charged a time out.
Consistent with SEC policy, when the National Coordinator determines a feigned injury has occurred, the SEC is issuing a reprimand to Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko and assessing a financial penalty of $50,000 for a feigned injury violation.
The Aggies have been fined $50,000. That total would be raised to $100,000 and a potential coaching suspension should it happen again.
Texas A&M tried to bend the rules. It was busted for doing so. This should prevent the Ags from resorting to fake injuries in the future.