A veteran college football referee has been “permanently suspended” from officiating games after making a series of controversial calls — one of which turned the momentum of a

Referee Ken Williamson has been suspended by the SEC following his officiating during the Auburn-Georgia game.

The SEC has suspended longtime referee Ken Williamson for the remainder of the season in the wake of his crew's performance in Georgia's 20-10 victory at Auburn on Oct. 11, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday.

The October 11 game between SEC rivals Georgia and Auburn was the most poorly-officiated football game in recent memory for many fans - particularly Auburn fans. But after weeks of deafening silence on the poor officiating,

Ken Williamson, the head referee for Ohio State's controversial loss to Clemson in the 2019 CFP semifinals, has been permanently suspended from conference games by the SEC.

The SEC has permanently suspended an official due to several questionable calls during the Georgia-Auburn game on October 11.

SEC referee Ken Williamson reportedly under investigation for handling of Georgia-Auburn game in Week 7 of 2025 college football season

An SEC ref has reportedly gotten into trouble over the officiating in the Auburn-Georgia game. According to a report by Yellow Hammer News, the SEC has

SEC referee Ken Williamson has been suspended and is not expected to officiate another game another game in the league this year

The Southeastern Conference's recent decision to suspend referee Ken Williamson gained some new context and some strong reaction. ESPN's Mark Schlaback and Pete

According to a report by Grayson Everett of Yellowhammer News, Williamson has been “permanently suspended” from officiating conference games. Everett reports that of the 11 formal complaints submitted against Williamson’s crew, nine of them were “validated” by conference officials.

The SEC referee, suspended for the remainder of the college football season this week, told officials before the opener that he was going to retire at season’s end, according to ESPN. “The SEC does not comment on personnel matters,” a league spokesperson told the outlet.