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Morgantown Replay Review Stalled After Booth Monitor Defaults to County Road Salt Inventory
Head referee quickly confirms the ruling on the field stands after tent finally switches inputs back to HDMI 2.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Play in Saturday’s Big 12 opener between Oklahoma State and West Virginia was brought to an unscheduled halt in the second quarter when the field-level replay monitor defaulted to an open Monongalia County municipal road-salt inventory live stream.
Cowboys head coach Eric Morris and Mountaineers head coach Rich Rodriguez stood with hands on hips near the 40-yard line while the officiating crew huddled beneath the hood, attempting to verify whether a contested sideline reception had survived the ground or if the county shed had adequately accounted for 450 tons of winter aggregate.
"The ruling on the field stands as called," the referee announced over the stadium public address system after a long pause. "Incomplete pass. Third down. The input has been switched back to video."
According to stadium operations staff, the portable replay rig briefly paired with an active municipal frequency beamed across the river from the local maintenance district. League officials declined to verify what was seen on screen, though the headset technician was seen hurriedly tucking a standard remote control behind an equipment trunk.
Both teams returned to the line of scrimmage without further dispute, though stadium officials confirmed the replay monitor would remain taped to composite channel three for the remainder of the afternoon.