Berry Tramel: Football officials told to cool it on celebration calls

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Walt Anderson's phone blew up just seconds after the infamous flag flew in the Pinstripe Bowl.

Proper call? Everyone from fellow refs to Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe wanted to know.

Anderson was sitting on his sofa in Sugar Land, Texas, watching as Kansas State's Adrian Hilburn scored a touchdown reception with 1:13 left in the game, bringing the Wildcats within 36-34.

Hilburn stopped in the Yankee Stadium end zone, quickly saluted the KSU fans and drew a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Thus the ‘Cats' 2-point conversion came from the 17-yard line, and of course it failed.