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Saban submitted complaint about Ole Miss pop-pass TD to SEC office

Published Sep. 23, 2015 4:42 p.m. ET

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Ole Miss made a number of huge plays down the stretch to knock off Alabama in Tuscaloosa on Saturday, including this 73-yard pop-pass touchdown from Chad Kelly to Cody Core to extend the Rebels lead to 36-24. 

The touchdown was controversial initially, as many felt that Kelly was past the line of scrimmage when he released the pass. Replay showed that he had not fully crossed the line, and the play stood.

But that wasn’t the only questionable part of the play. Alabama has submitted it to the SEC offices for review, due to Rebels linemen being more than the allowed 3 yards down the field.

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The play is about as tough for officials as it is for defenders. The option look sucks in defenders, and the linemen down field are completely legal until Kelly chooses to release the ball when he sees Core wide open down the sideline. Once he throws, however, Ole Miss absolutely could have been flagged on the play. With these pop passes becoming more and more popular, expect referees to be more vigilant about this call.

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