# Klatt Rants on Football Officiating

> FOX analyst Joel Klatt blames officials after Miami's loss to Florida State.
- Title: Klatt Rants on Football Officiating · EssentiallySports
- Summary: FOX analyst Joel Klatt blames officials after Miami's loss to Florida State. FOX analyst Joel Klatt says college football officials are changing results…
- Keywords: joel klatt, mike norvell, miami hurricanes, florida state seminoles, ncaa college football, officiating, double overtime, sports, Klatt, Rants, Football, EssentiallySports
- Source: EssentiallySports — https://essentiallysports.com/ncaa-college-football-news-drives-me-insane-fox-joel-klatt-pins-blame-in-furious-rant-as-mike-norvell-faces-firing-risk-after-miami-loss
- Author: Rudra Dubey
- Published: 2026-10-19T20:23:27+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: joel klatt, mike norvell, miami hurricanes, florida state seminoles, ncaa college football, officiating, double overtime, sports
## Klatt's Officiating Rant
FOX analyst Joel Klatt says college football officials are changing results after Week 1.

> you’ve got to sit with that loss as a coach. mike norvell might get fired
## Miami's Double-Overtime Loss
Miami beat Florida State 43-35 in double overtime after a holding call wiped out a touchdown.

> go watch the film
## Norvell's Response
Mike Norvell said he would watch film after officials ruled a simultaneous catch as an interception.

> go watch the film
## Replay Calls
Officials ruled Miami's Bryce Fitzgerald had a hand on the ball, but Norvell argued for a simultaneous catch.

> the holding call the play before, they said it was on 77
## Klatt's Fix Proposal
Klatt wants national officiating like NBA lights to show when a play ends.

> it can’t just be screens and frames and all these systems with their routing and delays
## Consequence for Norvell
Mike Norvell faces firing risk after Miami's loss to Florida State.

> the officials’ calls matter, so get them right. get them right. it drives me insane
## Key takeaway

FOX analyst Joel Klatt says college football officials are changing results, risking Mike Norvell's job after Miami's double-overtime loss to Florida State.