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OCTOBER 19, 2009

Officials made incorrect call on Arkansas defensive tackle, league office says

Arkansas fans have been fuming on various messages boards over the back-to-back penalties against the Razorbacks with just under seven minutes remaining in Saturday's game against the Gators that led to a 10-yard toucdown run by Jeff Demps to tie the game at 20.

The SEC agrees with the fans on one of the calls.

The league office issued a statement Monday saying that the personal foul called against DT Malcolm Sheppard with 7:47 remaining in the game should not have been a penalty against the Razorbacks. That call gave the Gators a 1st and goal on the 10-yard line, setting up Demps' touchdown run.

"As is standard procedure, following each game, institutions will send a list of plays from its previous game to the conference office for review and comment,'' the league office said in a statement.  "We have been in contact with Arkansas concerning this review from its game against Florida.  We did communicate to Arkansas that, after video review, there was no evidence on the video to support the personal foul penalty called on Arkansas midway through the fourth quarter.  The other calls that were referenced are judgment calls and a review of those calls have been communicated to Arkansas."

Some also questioned whether receiver Riley Cooper should have been called for offensive pass interference on a play during the Gators' final drive, but the league office did not confirm that a penalty should have been called on that play. 

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