Kentucky quarterback Brock Vandagriff made something out of nothing on a scramble during the first quarter of Saturday’s game against Tennessee. Only, Vandagriff and the Wildcats should have gotten more out of play but the officials missed a blatant penalty committed by the Volunteers.
Vandagriff scrambled to his right and appeared to look down the field for a long pass. Not seeing an opening, he instead opted to tuck the ball away and try to pick up some yards with his feet. The quarterback gained two yards before stepping out of bounds on the Tennessee sideline. He was then hit by Omarr Norman-Lott, a defensive lineman for the Volunteers who was not even on the field for the play.
Much to the confusion of announcers Tom Hart and Jordan Rodgers, no penalty was called.
“I’m a little surprised a flag wasn’t blown here,” Rodgers said.
“Yeah, you’ve gotta flag that,” Hart exclaimed.
This wasn’t a situation where Vandagriff ran full speed into a player on the bench, who couldn’t quite get out of the way. By all appearances, as Rodgers noted, Norman-Lott was trying to hit Vandagriff.