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The Georgia Bulldogs have been eradicated from the Faculty Soccer Playoff on Thursday, dropping to Notre Dame, 23-10, on the Allstate Sugar Bowl. And, Bulldogs followers have a scapegoat.
Reserve cornerback Parker Jones was known as for a penalty regardless of not even being dressed for the sport when he made contact with an official on an extended cross play for the Bulldogs that finally value them fifteen yards. Now, ESPN is being criticized for simply how a lot they coated and talked about Jones through the broadcast.
First, right here was the sequence. Have a look.
Georgia was given a sideline interference penalty after the official collided with No. 39 Parker Jones throughout this play. pic.twitter.com/oGpMKUqAr6
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 2, 2025
The penalty got here on the finish of a 67-yard reception by Arian Smith that will’ve set Georgia up deep inside Notre Dame territory. However, the 15-yard penalty, enforced after the play was over, helped result in Georgia settling for a subject objective of their 23-10 loss.
Jones is listed as a redshirt sophomore cornerback out of Deerfield-Windsor Excessive Faculty in Georgia. He has but to document a statistic in his Bulldog profession.
Life is gonna be fairly robust for some time after this for Parker Jones, as I’m certain loads of Georgia followers are ticked off at him. ESPN didn’t assist his case by panning the digital camera to him late within the sport.
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— no context school soccer (@nocontextcfb) January 3, 2025
Individuals on-line weren’t glad about it, to say the least.
The web completely savaging Parker Jones. For certain it was a Dodo chook transfer on his half, however ESPN attempting to smash his life with fixed pan overs is a foul look. pic.twitter.com/ceiGowKPlR
— Megs (@Rad_Megss) January 3, 2025
ESPN bashing Parker Jones at any alternative ???????? pic.twitter.com/t7klKbSNU3
— #neverdaunted ???? stan account (@alec_pena1997) January 3, 2025
I do know the world doesn’t have a variety of sympathy for a white Georgia frat man however ESPN has been cruel towards Parker Jones. You lose the ditch battles and switch the ball over at key junctures. Don’t blame the floppy haired SAE brother for a primary quarter journey
— Max Towey (@MaximilianTowey) January 3, 2025
ESPN mainly ruining Parker Jones’ life proper now
— BFriedACC (@BFriedACC) January 3, 2025
It was a bit overboard from ESPN, and hopefully Parker Jones can transfer previous this rapidly.
