Because of COVID, there is college football going on and one team was robbed of a field goal because of a comedy errors from the refs

• Eastern Washington was robbed of a field goal against Idaho over the weekend.
• EWU put the ball through the uprights in the fourth quarter, but an apparently distracted referee said the kick was missed.
• The Big Sky Conference would later admit that officials blew the call.

Thanks to the COVID pandemic, some schools delayed their college football season until the spring, which gives us more head-scratching calls.

Eastern Washington kicker Seth Harrison kicked the go-ahead field goal for the Eagles in the fourth quarter of their team's game against Idaho. Except he didn't.

With the game tied 21-21, Eastern Washington lined up for a 22-yard field goal that should have put them ahead. Harrison split the uprights before hitting the ball off of a scoreboard inside the stadium, a kick that should have been worth three points.

But rather than take the lead, Harrison's kick was ruled a miss by the officials due to a calamity of errors. Replays showed that the official underneath the left upright was not positioned for the kick and appeared not to be looking up when the kick was made. The deflection off of the scoreboard was misinterpreted as a hit against the upright, and the field goal was called no good.

—Graham Coffey (@DawgOutWest) February 28, 2021

Despite a video review, the call stood. Eastern Washington went on to lose the game, 28-21.

Former NFL punter-turned-podcaster Pat McAfee called the missed call "disgusting."

—Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) February 28, 2021

After the game, the Big Sky Conference admitted that it was the wrong call.

"The physical setup of the scoreboard and catwalk directly adjacent to the uprights in this endzone of the Kibbie Dome create unique circumstances when determining whether a kick is good," the conference said. "In light of these circumstances, the Big Sky is evaluating the mechanics of where officials are located during a field goal or extra point attempt to be positioned better to evaluate these types of plays."

—Big Sky Football (@BigSkyFB) March 1, 2021

The Eagles' missed-made kick was a calamity of errors. An official that wasn't ready for the kick. A deflection off the scoreboard misinterpreted as the upright. A replay system not ready for the possibility of catching such a mistake.

It's three points they can't get back, but hopefully, a mistake that can be learned from and avoided in the future.