School soccer gamers faking accidents throughout video games to provide their crew an additional breath with out having to name a timeout has been an underlying storyline this season.
The Ole Miss Rebels on Friday addressed allegations that gamers had been faking accidents forward of their pivotal matchup in opposition to the LSU Tigers. Ole Miss is much from the one crew accused of pulling off the transfer over the previous couple of years.
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Former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban provided a scathing assertion on the difficulty throughout “School GameDay” on Saturday morning.
“That is the integrity of the sport,” he mentioned. “And there’s no participant that flops in a recreation that doesn’t get a sign from the coach to do it – to gradual the sport down. There’s a historical past to all of this as a result of, within the outdated days, you used to need to run off the sphere if you happen to received injured.
“I imply, I broke my leg, and I gotta run off the sphere. Nicely, quick ball got here alongside, so everyone mentioned, ‘For those who’re getting injured, keep down – don’t stand up. We are able to’t substitute quick sufficient.
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“So, now, individuals are profiting from this rule. However I feel till there’s some penalty for doing it and I do know it’s a really delicate topic for an official to make a dedication about, is a participant injured or not, however there ought to be a flop rule. If a man truly will get up, runs down and proper earlier than the play begins, he flops, perhaps it ought to be a charged timeout for that crew. I imply, it’s fairly apparent generally in these conditions the place guys are flopping.”
South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer questioned Ole Miss’ accidents final week.
“To begin with, I hope all these guys are OK.… I received my very own issues. We simply received our butts kicked 27-3. However it’s fascinating to me what number of accidents happen for them after the opposing offense makes a primary down or has a giant play,” Beamer mentioned.
“You return and watch the Wake Forest recreation; it occurs lots. You watch the Kentucky recreation; it occurs lots. The timing on a few of the accidents – it is a actually unhealthy search for school soccer.”
Ole Miss responded.
“Feigned accidents has change into a notable matter in school soccer, and we understand our program has been a part of that dialogue. We’ve been in communication with the Nationwide Coordinator for Soccer Officiating and supplied related medical data for his evaluate to reply questions on latest accidents,” the college mentioned in an announcement.
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“We’ve additionally up to date the SEC workplace, and our head coach will talk with our coaches and gamers to make sure we conduct ourselves correctly and are compliant on this matter.”
Fox Information’ Ryan Canfield contributed to this report.
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