Rutgers coach Greg Schiano discussed his halftime comments, Rutgers' penalty issues after loss to Michigan.
appeared to keep the momentum going. He gained 27 yards, barreling into Wolverines territory and making most of the 109,756 fans packed into Michigan Stadium start sweating. But as he was pushed out of bounds, an official threw a flag near the line of scrimmage.was called for holding, turning a 27-yard gain into a 10-yard loss, a first down in enemy territory into a first-and-20 at their own 15-yard line.
The Scarlet Knights would commit another false start later in the first half, this time through redshirt freshman guard Kwabena Asemoah, that erased a 4th-and-one that they were going to try to convert. Down 17-7, the Scarlet Knights faced a second-and-10 were at the Michigan 35-yard line. After quarterback Gavin Wimsatt failed to connect with wide receiver Isaiah Washington, a Wolverines defensive back celebrated effusively. A nearby referee thought it was too much and threw a flag that would have gifted Rutgers a first down at the Michigan 20-yard line.
“That’s between me and them,” Schiano said. “We have a process in our league. If you don’t think a call was appropriate or correct, you turn it in. We have a great head of officials, Bill Carollo, who does an unbelievable job. It’s just the way it goes. I made mistakes, everybody makes mistakes. It’s the human element. Is it frustrating? Sure. Everybody gets frustrated. It’s part of it.”
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