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News | Rose Bowl Game tickets are going on sale….

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News | Rose Bowl Game tickets are going on sale. Here’s when

A maximum of four tickets per person will be available. Individual ticket prices start at $190.95, including fees.

The game is no longer a so-called contractual sellout, with the Pac-12 and Big Ten conferences and Tournament of Roses receiving tickets — and so the number of tickets available through the public sale will be “much larger than in previous years,” Karen Linhart, the Rose Bowl Game marketing & media director, told City News Service.

The Rose Bowl Game will serve as a College Football Playoff quarterfinal for the 2024-25 season, and is expected to include the Big Ten Conference champion.

Under rules of the expanded 12-team playoff, the four highest-ranked conference champions will be seeded one through four and assigned to bowls in consideration of historic bowl relationships.

The other team will be the winner of a first-round playoff game played Dec. 20 or Dec 21.

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Football Zebras is obtaining the officiating assignments to the 2020-21 bowl games and reporting them here.

In a normal year, the Power Five conferences receive five bowls, other conferences receive three, with a fourth assignment rotated annually. Several bowls scheduled for this season have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

For the tables listed below, all times are Eastern, and the conference that assigns the officials for each game is listed in italics . Crew assignments will be added as we receive them, although some conferences will only release crew information on the day of the game. Of course, any game is subject to cancelation, and we will include officials that earned bowl games that were canceled when those are known. Additionally, assignments may change due to testing and precautionary measures.

The following symbols appear for on-field officials:

• indicates officials that are currently in the NFL development pool, either by appearing on the preseason development roster or by working a college all-star game since 2018.
• worked a New Year’s 6 bowl game or the National Championship in 2019-20.
• worked in the Alliance of American Football (2019) and/or the XFL (2020).

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To our best knowledge, officials were not assigned to the following bowls:

• Bahamas Bowl
• Celebration Bowl
• Fenway Bowl (will be played as the Montgomery Bowl this year only)
• HawaiÊ»i Bowl
• Holiday Bowl
• Las Vegas Bowl
• Pinstripe Bowl
• Quick Lane Bowl
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NFL referees for AFC, NFC championship: Full list of official assignments for 2023 conference title games

The NFC and AFC Championships are set, with the Eagles hosting the 49ers and the Bengals visiting the Chiefs Sunday.

With these high-profile games come high-profile officiating crews.

Both John Hussey and Ron Torbert are no strangers to big games. Torbert just officiated the Super Bowl last year , whereas Hussey has been a Super Bowl line judge but never a head referee in the league's biggest game.

Hussey's crew will officiate the Eagles-49ers NFC Championship Game, whereas Torbert will call Chiefs vs. Bengals on the AFC side. Bengals fans may still have a bone to pick with Torbert, as the holding call toward the end of Rams vs. Bengals may haunt them. However, they also benefitted from a missed facemask on Tee Higgins , so perhaps it evens out.

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Here's what to know about these two officiating crews:

NFC Championship referees 2023

Referee John Hussey will lead the officiating crew for 49ers vs. Eagles on Sunday: 

AFC Championship referees 2023

The Bengals vs. Chiefs crew will be led by Ron Torbert. Here is the full list of officials for the AFC Championship Game: 

NFL officials on-field responsibilities 

With all of these officials, it can be hard to keep track of who does what, especially when the referee is the only one consistently being referred to by name.

Below are the responsibilities of each on-field official, via  NFL Operations : 

Lining up 10-12 yards behind the line of scrimmage in the offensive backfield, the referee is the white-hat wearing leader of the crew who signals all penalties and is the final authority on all rulings. Below are the referee's assignments on run plays, pass plays and special-teams plays.

• Run plays : Watches snap; follows QB until action moves downfield; then follows runner to determine forward progress and position of the ball; determines first downs or if a measurement is necessary.
• Pass plays : Shadows QB from drop to release; drops back as the play starts and monitors offensive tackles; turns attention solely to QB as defense approaches; watches for roughing the passer; rules on intentional grounding; makes the decision whether a loose ball is a fumble or incomplete pass.
• Special teams : Watches for running into/roughing the kicker.

Lining up next to the referee 10-12 yards behind the line of scrimmage in the offensive backfield, the umpire primarily watches for holding and blocking fouls. He or she also reviews player equipment, counts offensive players on the field and marks off penalty yardage. Below are the umpire's assignments on run plays, pass plays and special teams-plays.

• Run plays : Watches for false starts on offensive line; watches for illegal blocks by the offense or any defensive fouls at the line of scrimmage.
• Pass plays : Watches for false stars on offensive line; on screens, turns attention to intended receiver to make sure he is able to run his route; watches for blocking penalties.
• Special teams : Watches for any penalties.

Lining up on the sideline and looking directly down the line of scrimmage, the down judge directs the chain crew, informs the ref of the down and rules on sideline plays on the nearest half of the field. Below are the down judge's assignments on run plays, pass plays and special-teams plays.

• Run plays : Watches for offside or encroachment; monitors sideline; determines when/if a runner is out of bounds; marks runner's forward progress.
• Pass plays : Watches nearest receiver for first seven yards of his route until he is clear the point of legal contact for defensive backs; watches for pass interference.
• Special teams : Watches for offside and encroachment; rules on penalties involving blockers and defenders on trick plays.

Lining up on the sideline opposite the down judge and looking directly down the line of scrimmage, the line judge has similar duties without the chain crew direction. Below are the line judge's assignments on run plays, pass plays and special-teams plays.

• Run plays : Watches for offside and encroachment; watches blockers and defenders on nearest side for penalties.
• Pass plays : Watches for offside and encroachment on nearest side of field; follows nearest receiver for seven yards downfield; moves into offensive backfield to determine if pass is forwards or backwards; makes sure passer is behind the line of scrimmage when he throws the ball.
• Special teams : Stays at line of scrimmage on punts to make sure only players on the ends of the line move downfield before the kick; rules on whether the kick crosses the line of scrimmage; watches kicking team for penalties.

Field judge

Lining up on the same sideline as the line judge but 20 yards behind the line of scrimmage in the defensive backfield, the field judge counts defensive players and watches wide receivers/defensive backs on the nearest side of the field. Below are the field judge's assignments on run plays, pass plays and special-teams plays.

• Run plays : Watches widest receiver's blocking and looks for illegal use of hands or holding; determines if/when a runner on nearest side of the field goes out of bounds.
• Pass plays : Watches widest receiver on nearest side of the field and makes sure he is able to run his route without interference; rules on whether a pass to nearest side of the field is incomplete; rules on whether a receiver is in or out of bounds when he makes a catch; watches for pass interference.
• Special teams : Rules on blocking during punts; lines up under goal posts to rule on whether field goals and extra points are good.

Lining up on the same sideline as the down judge but 20 yards behind the line of scrimmage in the defensive backfield, the side judge backs up the clock operator, signals to the ref when time expires for each quarter and counts defensive players. Below are the side judge's assignments on run plays, pass plays and special-teams plays.

• Special teams : Watches punt returner and any action around him; joins umpire in defensive backfield on field goal and PAT attempts; watches for penalties along the line of scrimmage.

Usually lining up on the tight end's side, the back judge is positioned 25 yards behind the line of scrimmage in the defensive backfield. The back judge keeps track of the play clock and all TV breaks, counts defensive players and focuses on tight ends and all the players on the end of the lines. Below are the back judge's assignments on run plays, pass plays and special-teams plays.

• Run plays : Watches tight end for illegal blocking or defensive penalties.
• Pass plays : Watches tight end for illegal use of hands or defensive interference; rules on whether a receiver made a legal catch; determines who recovered a fumble.
• Special teams : Rules on fair catches; lines up under goal posts to rule on whether field goals and extra points are good.

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NFL names officiating crew for Super Bowl LVIII

The biggest football game of the year has gotten an officiating assignment, as the NFL announced the crew of officials for Super Bowl LVIII. And the 58th edition of the NFL’s final game, slated for Feb. 11 in Las Vegas, has an experienced team of refs.

All told, there have been nine Super Bowl officiating appearance among the eight refs. The crew will be headed up by Bill Vinovich, who will referee his third.

Vinovich has previously been on the crews for Super Bowl XLIX — when the New England Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks — and LIV, the Kansas City Chiefs ’ triumph over the San Francisco 49ers in early 2020.

The Super Bowl LVIII officiating crew: pic.twitter.com/gQUr8oIuNU — NFL Football Operations (@NFLFootballOps) January 23, 2024

The rest of the crew is as follows: umpire Terry Killens, down judge Patrick Holt, line judge Mark Perlman, field judge Tom Hill, side judge Allen Baynes, back judge Brad Freeman, and replay official Mike Chase.

Hill and Perlman were both on the Super Bowl XLIX crew with Vinovich and Chase was on the Super Bowl LIV officiating crew. Both Hill and Perlman will each be officiating their fourth Super Bowls this year.

Perlman, along with being a ref for Super Bowl XLIX, also was on hand for Super Bowls XL and XLIII. Hill was on the crews for Super Bowls XL and LII along with XLIX. Super Bowl XL featured a Pittsburgh Steelers win over the Seahawks, XLIII was another Steelers win, this time against the Arizona Cardinals and LII saw the Philadelphia Eagles defeat the Patriots.

Postseason and Super Bowl officiating assignments are considered something of a reward, given to the officials that post strong track records throughout the regular season. The postseason crews are also mixed up from the regular season, with the league pulling what it deems to be the best officials for the most important games of the season.

Officiating assignments for the AFC, NFC championship games were released

The NFL has announced the assignments for the two officiating crews that will referee the NFC and AFC  Championship games  this weekend. These special assignments are not only given to officials who’ve graded highly throughout the season, but also, Conference Championship officials, including the referee, must have three years of seniority and a prior playoff assignment.

Making the big calls for the Kansas City Chiefs game against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday afternoon will be Shawn Smith and his crew. Clete Blakeman is taking the NFC game between the Lions and 49ers in Santa Clara.

Here are the @NFL Championship Weekend referee assignments. #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/Ooy6FQJawV — NFL Football Operations (@NFLFootballOps) January 22, 2024

The NFC will have the late game on Sunday night, with the Lions taking on the San Francisco 49ers on the West coast. The AFC will have the early game, with the Chiefs taking on the Baltimore Ravens on the East coast.

On3’s Nikki Chavanelle contributed to this report.

This article first appeared on 5 GOATs and was syndicated with permission.

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