Mark Ingram didn’t hide what he thought after Alabama’s 20-17 loss to Georgia on Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
The former Crimson Tide star took aim at SEC officiating on X, blasting the calls - or the lack of them - in the game.
“Yes we got f---ed by the @SECOfficiating,” the Heisman Trophy winner wrote on X. “But who cares!!
BAMA wasn’t soft today we fought hard and we played physical!! The rest can be corrected!!
That’s all I care about is bama not being pushed around and we weren’t!! They played to the standard we expect and that’s why ima sleep good on my pillows tonight!!
ROLL MF TIDE!!”
No. 2 Georgia’s win handed No.
6 Alabama its first loss of the season, but the second half was where the officiating complaints really took over. Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer and Tide fans were livid over several moments that didn’t draw flags.
One of the biggest came on a play over the middle, when a Georgia defender appeared to strike Ryan Coleman-Williams in the head with his own head. Coleman-Williams had to leave the game, and DeBoer later called it a head injury.
The other flashpoint came late, with 3:28 left, on a deep ball from Keelon Russell to Rico Scott in the end zone. Georgia safety KJ Bolden got into Scott’s path with his back turned to the ball before the pass arrived, and the throw fell incomplete.
DeBoer’s frustration was obvious in the moment - he ripped off his hat - and he made it clear afterward that Alabama couldn’t let things reach a point where the officials had that kind of impact.
“We can’t put the game in that situation where the officials come into play,” DeBoer said postgame. “We’ve just got to control the things we can control.”
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