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College football referee hit by cannon blast during game
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Mark this down as an unusual college football circumstance.
A recent video has surfaced, showing a college football official getting hit in the face by a cannon blast during a recent game in Maine. The matchup featured Maine Maritime Academy and Massachusetts Maritime Academy, a game played for the Admiral’s Cup at the Division III ranks.
Per a report from NEWS CENTER Maine, Maine Maritime traditionally blasts a cannon after the team scores a tradition. One of the school’s alums, however, decided to bring his own cannon and blasted it with an official right in front of the shot.
The official grabbed his face and fell to the ground and needed to be assisted off the field. The official was then taken to the hospital where he is being treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Below is the video from NEWS CENTER Maine, which was shared by RedditCFB:
Referee hit in head by a cannon blast while working the 47th Admiral’s Cup between D3s Maine Maritime Academy & Mass. Maritime Academy (latter won, 42-21); a Maine Maritime alum brought his own cannon that used black powder & wad; via @newscentermaine: https://t.co/FlFKrK78EM pic.twitter.com/ijZIGlPdRj
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 26, 2019
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB