Suspended ref from Oklahoma game to work USC-Arizona

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Mercury News (www.mercurynews.com)

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - The referee who was suspended after last week's controversial Oregon victory over Oklahoma will work the USC-Arizona game Saturday.

Arizona is coached by Mike Stoops, the brother of Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops.

On Monday, the Pac-10 suspended referee Dave Cutaia and the rest of the seven-man on-field crew from last week's Oklahoma game in Eugene, Ore. for one game. But the suspensions must be staggered throughout the season so the conference has enough officials to cover all its games, said Pac-10 spokesman Jim Muldoon.

The rest of the on-field crew from the Oklahoma-Oregon game was umpire Dennis Angel, head linesman Dan Antonietti, line judge Manuel Alonzo, side judge Dave Curschman, field judge Dan Spriesterbach and back judge Steve Hudson.

Muldoon said they typically don't work together as a crew.

Pac-10 commissioner Tom Hansen has apologized to Oklahoma for the bad calls in the game, won by the Ducks 34-33 after officials mistakenly awarded a late onside kick to Oregon. The ball should have been awarded to Oklahoma because an Oregon player touched it before it went the required 10 yards. The Ducks went on the score the go-ahead TD on the ensuing drive.

The replay official, Gordon Riese, who also was suspended for one game for not overturning the bad call, was granted a leave of absence for the remainder of the season by the league.