re: "Tennessee had 3 TD's called back vs SC"

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Third one looked like a pretty soft holding call compared to some of the stuff that we get away with

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FIFY

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1st was obvious and right in front of the ref.

2nd was not as obvious, I'm guessing it was a bad formation? I don't think I've ever seen one called on a WR before.

3rd one was obvious hold right in front of the QB.

Tennessee has no valid complaints.

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This. The first one probably could have been called a false start. Dude moved and didn't reset prior to the snap. The second one needs some explaining. Never heard of an illegal receiver downfield being called on a WR. The third was an easy holding call.

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. Never heard of an illegal receiver downfield being called on a WR.

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That's because, if they are on the line of scrimmage inside the outside WR, they are treated like an O-line player. If they take a step off the line of scrimmage, they are treated like they are in the backfield. It's weird, but it's the rule.

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If they take a step off the line of scrimmage, they are treated like they are in the backfield. It's weird, but it's the rule.

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Yep. Essentially, the wideout on the line of scrimmage wasn't actually the "out", he was bracketed by another player who was also on the LOS. In essence, he's a tackle, and therefore ineligible to be downfield. Had he been a step off the LOS, assuming there were enough on the LOS, he'd have been eligible.

I didn't understand it at the time. But it's a clear rule, and a massive mistake by the WR.