In this edition of Ask A Back Judge, Tristan discusses how important communication is between members of an officiating crew. READ MORE
I’m A Back Judge, Ask Me Anything: Part 2
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I’m A Back Judge, Ask Me Anything: Part 2
I’m A Back Judge, Ask Me Anything: Part 1
In this edition of Ask A Back Judge, Tristan discusses putting chips in footballs, 'Giving him the business,' spotting and more. READ MORE
Ask A Back Judge: Reviewing The Fan Votes
Did the fans get it right in the polls in last week's Ask A Back Judge? Tristan Raisch looks at it, and covers another important topic. READ MORE
Ask A Back Judge: The Military Bowl
Back Judge Tristan Raisch talks about some points from the Military Bowl, and this week he lets the readers make the calls. READ MORE
Ask A Back Judge: Holding And Roughing The Passer
Tristan Raisch looks at holding and roughing the passer against UVA, and also a couple of calls from some other big games. READ MORE
Ask A Back Judge: Offensive And Defensive PI
Tristan Raisch covers some offensive and defensive pass interference calls in this week's Ask A Back Judge. READ MORE
Ask A Back Judge: Bonus ACC Coverage
There wasn't a lot of officiating from the Virginia Tech-BC game to talk about, so Tristan takes a look at some other ACC calls. READ MORE
Ask A Back Judge: Blindside Blocks, Pick Plays And More
In this week's edition of Ask A Back Judge, we examine blindside blocks, pick plays and more from the Virginia Tech-Boston College game. READ MORE
Ask A Back Judge: Pick Plays, And Uniform Rules
This week we look at pick plays, and we also talk about uniform rules and how they are (not) enforced by officials. READ MORE
Ask A Back Judge: Ineligible Man Downfield
Back Judge Tristan Raisch looks at an ineligible man downfield call on Syracuse. Technically it was the wrong call, but in a different way. READ MORE
Ask A Back Judge: Danny Coale Caught It And Boise State
In this week's edition of Ask A Back Judge, Tristan breaks down Danny Coale's infamous catch vs. Michigan and looks at the Boise State game. READ MORE
Ask A Back Judge: Wake Forest, Part II
In Part II of Ask A Back Judge from the Wake Forest game, Tristan analyzes some pass interference and holding calls. READ MORE
Ask A Back Judge: Wake Forest, Part 1
The officials had a long first half on Saturday. Back judge Tristan Raisch talks about how officials try to stay in control. READ MORE
Ask A Back Judge: Out Of Bounds Spots, And Offensive PI
Back Judge Tristan Raisch takes a look at the spot on Kyron Drones' third down scramble, as well as the offensive PI call. READ MORE
Ask A Back Judge: Pitt Grab Bag
In this week's Ask A Back Judge, Tristan takes a look at several calls from the Pitt game, including unsportsmanlike conduct. READ MORE
Ask A Back Judge: Late Hit And Defensive Pass Interference
Virginia Tech was flagged for critical late hit and pass interference calls on Saturday. Our resident back judge takes a look. READ MORE
Ask A Back Judge: Potential Late Hit
This week Tristan Raisch takes a look at a potential late hit that was not called in the Rutgers game. READ MORE
Ask A Back Judge: Roughing The Passer
Grant Wells was injured on a roughing the passer penalty, and the officials applied the rules correctly to make the right call. READ MORE
Ask A Back Judge: Holding Philosophy And ODU
“They could call holding on every play” is a phrase which may in fact be as old as the game itself. READ MORE
Ask A Back Judge: 2004 VT vs. USC Offensive Pass Interference
The officials played a key role in the 2004 Virginia Tech-USC game. In "Ask A Back Judge", Tristan Raisch goes into detail. READ MORE
Ask A Back Judge: Fundamentals Of Officiating
Officials have a tough job, and we're giving one of them the opportunity to explain calls made during Virginia Tech football games. READ MORE
