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SEC blasts refs for missing Oklahoma's illegal 'hideout tactic'

Oklahoma’s 24-17 win over Auburn on Saturday was not without controversy. One defining moment came in the second quarter on a play the SEC later acknowledged should not have counted.

With 10:45 left in the half, Sooners quarterback John Mateer hit Isaiah Sategna for a 24-yard touchdown that extended Oklahoma’s lead to 10-3. But the reception was set up by a tactic the league has since deemed illegal.

Before the snap, Sategna drifted toward the Sooners’ sideline and gave the appearance of exiting as part of a substitution. Instead, he stopped just short of leaving the field, remained set near the boundary, and then slipped down the sideline unguarded for the score. Auburn’s defenders were unaware, all

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