DETROIT — Sarah Thomas made history at the Pizza Bowl on Saturday, becoming the first woman to officiate a bowl game when she worked the matchup between Ohio and Marshall.
Thomas is one of five women officiating in major college football, but Pizza Bowl spokesman Tim Moore said she was the first to draw an assignment for a Bowl Subdivision postseason game.
"It was an honor," Thomas said while running off the field with her colleagues after Marshall's 21-17 victory at Ford Field.
Thomas' position as line judge meant that she spent most of the game in front of the Thundering Herd's bench, but the Marshall players didn't pay much attention.
"I noticed her before the game, but that was it," said Marshall running back Martin Ward, the game's MVP. "Once the game started, she was just doing the job that the line judge does in every game we play. It didn't matter that she was a woman at all."
3 comments:
OMG!!!!
DIVERSITY RULES!!!!!
This makes me want to puke! Yet another example of Butch wanting to get involved in Men's sports.
If she's qualified, has come up through the ranks, has the experience, can stand the pressure and can do the job, more power to her and I wish her a long and outstanding career.
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