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Texas A&M safety rips SEC referees following loss to LSU

Stephen Samraby:Steve Samra•11/29/21•

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Texas A&M suffered a heartbreaking loss to LSU on Saturday. In Ed Orgeron’s final game with the Tigers, they pulled out a miraculous victory. Evidently, Aggies safety Demani Richardson believes LSU had some help.

Immediately after the game, Richardson was calling for the job of the referees. While it doesn’t happen often, it’s plain and simple to see — Richardson and the Aggies believe the refs stole away a victory from them.

Two specific calls had the Aggies irate. First, LSU’s Josh Palmer had the ball stripped from his grasps on a punt return. Still, LSU retained the ball — officials ruled the play dead. However, the whistle came after Texas A&M already had the football. After shockingly retaining possession, LSU went on their game-winning drive.

The second instance that drew the ire of Texas A&M actually came on the game-winning touchdown pass to Jaray Jenkins. While the play was electric, it also could’ve been called offensive pass interference.

Now, the Aggies enter bowl season without the momentum they were steadily building. As for LSU, Orgeron can ride into the sunset after a thrilling victory.

Jimbo Fisher shares how much loss against LSU hurts

Texas A&M fell to 8-4 after a disappointing loss against LSU in the final seconds of Ed Orgeron’s coaching career. After falling behind 17-7, the Aggies stormed back to take a 24-20 lead which disappeared in the final seconds of the 27-24 loss.

After the game, Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher addressed how much the rivalry week loss to LSU hurt and how it compares to other losses throughout his career.

“Listen, they all hurt,” Fisher told reporters during his postgame press conference. “They all hurt when you don’t have success. There’s no one that hurts any more, they’re all the same.”

Over his career, Jimbo Fisher has been lucky enough to accumulate more wins than losses, with a 117-37 record overall between Florida State and Texas A&M. The former LSU offensive coordinator was brought up as a candidate to take over for Orgeron but has firmly denied any rumors.