Arkansas Sports 360 - ArkansasSports360.com

10/18/2010 at 1:09pm

Arkansas has released a statement on behalf of athletic director Jeff Long regarding controversial calls in the Arkansas-Auburn game. Here you go:

"After consulting with Coach Petrino, we have registered our concerns regarding several officiating calls and review decisions made by replay officials in Saturday’s game. We have taken all appropriate steps to thoroughly review the plays through the process provided by the SEC to do so.

"While we were proactive in sharing our thoughts on the plays in question with the league office, we will conduct our affairs with the appropriate decorum that is expected of University of Arkansas representatives and members of the SEC.”

Long seems to allude to a call involving Auburn's Mario Fannin, who scored a touchdown despite appearing to actually fumble the ball at the goal line. Click here for more reaction to the officials' decision after the replay as well as video of the fumble/touchdown.

Another call being questioned by fans was whether Arkansas running back Broderick Green was down after being tackled on a play. Officials ruled that Green fumbled the ball, resulting in an Auburn defensive touchdown.

Again, athletic director Jeff Long has not been specific about which "calls and review decisions" are the cause of Arkansas registering its concerns with the SEC.

Coach Bobby Petrino is currently meeting with media. ArkansasSports360.com will update this post.

Tagged: Bobby Petrino, Jeff Long, Arkansas Razorbacks, officiating