"College Football officiating was as bad Saturday as I can ever remember seeing it": Josh Pate trashes referees after poor calls in Week 3

College football analyst Josh Pate thinks referring was at an all-time low on Saturday in Week 3. There were plenty of alleged bad calls that cost some teams their game.

Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi called out the officiating after the game, which resulted in a $5k fine. After Week 3, Pate spoke on his show and said college football officiating is as bad it ever has been.

"It is a multi-billion dollar sport with the most nickel and dime officiating arm you could ever imagine. We are so, so far behind on accountability and standard from officiating," Pate said.

He posted a clip of Josh Pate's College Football Show on X and captioned it:

"College Football officiating was as bad Saturday as I can ever remember seeing it."

Pate says officiating needs to be discussed more as it can cost coaches their jobs. He believes the refs caused some teams to lose when they shouldn't have in Week 3, which is a problem.

Following his rant, Pate advised the NCAA to hire full-time officials and create national standards for rules and their interpretation.

Whether or not the NCAA would hire officials on a full-time basis is uncertain, but Pate is hoping something changes for college football officiating.

Pitt coach unloads on refs after win over West Virginia

One game that had some poor officiating was Pitt vs West Virginia. Pittsburgh was penalized 12 times for 112 yards, while West Virginia had seven penalties for 67 yards. After the game, Narduzzi said his team had to beat West Virginia and the refs. Narduzzi said, via ESPN:

"Some of the calls we got -- late hit out of bounds, they catch a ball with a hands in the face and I've never seen anything like it, you know? Wow. We beat West Virginia in the Backyard Brawl, and we beat the officials, too, in one game."

After the game, the ACC fined Pittsburgh $5000 for Narduzzi's comments toward the referees.

Narduzzi likely won't be the last coach to take aim at the refs this season or going forward. But the hope for Josh Pate and other football fans is that referring in college football will get better.