On Saturday, Notre Dame will do anything to ensure it stays well within the College Football Playoff bracket. Unfortunately, they’ve made some big mistakes, but the worst has come from defensive tackle Rylie Mills.
After a rushing touchdown by USC quarterback Jayden Maiava, guard Emmanuel Pregnon was seen tugging Mill’s leg. The defensive lineman took much offense to the action and laid a mean right hook on Wilson while lying on the ground.
"That look right there, on that swing, that would be an instant disqualification." –@GeneSteratore on this action by Rylie Mills.
— CBS Sports College Football 🏈 (@CBSSportsCFB) November 30, 2024
A penalty wasn't called on the play. pic.twitter.com/64XO3LEMw9
Somehow, the referees completely missed the violent act, and Mills stayed in the game unpunished.
Of course, if even a single official saw it, he would have been immediately ejected and possibly suspended because of how flagrant and unnecessary it was.
What makes this even more disappointing is that Mills is currently a senior at Notre Dame and should be mature enough to avoid that kind of conflict in such a big game.
This could hurt his draft stock when an NFL team entrusts him with so much money.
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Fans Are Livid Rylie Mills Was Not Ejected
You’re not alone if you think the referees do not notice the punch, which is unacceptable.
Social media has been on fire since what happened, and some sort of punishment for Mills has been demanded after the game.
Hopefully that Punk Bitch gets suspended
— USC1987 (@Trojanfan33) November 30, 2024
By the way the side judge runs in he obviously saw it and didn't throw the flag.
— BGrindin (@BarrettGrindle) November 30, 2024
throw him tf out, this isn’t very Jesus like of you Rylie https://t.co/PvsNZfMcK6
— Ken (@yagurlknic) November 30, 2024
What’s even crazier about what happened is that if any USC player had tried retaliating against Mills by throwing a punch, they certainly would have been ejected.
