How to Use back judge in a Sentence

back judge

noun

• And there was the highlight of my afternoon as a back judge.
  — George Schroeder, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2018
• Reed was just running with Everett on the play and the back judge made a phantom call.
  — oregonlive, 15 Nov. 2020
• Biden and Sanders, meanwhile, are backing Judge Jill Karofsky for the seat on the state's high court.
  — Adam Brewster, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2020
• If so, the official, either the back judge or side judge, should have blown the whistle.
  — Peter King, SI.com, 23 Jan. 2018
• Steratore added that the back judge must be positioned to be able to see the ball snapped.
  — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2021
• Last week, Hochuli worked as a back judge for the Eagles-Falcons playoff game.
  — Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com, 21 Jan. 2018
• The others, Carl Johnson (line judge) and Greg Steed (back judge), were drawn from other crews.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2020
• They will be replaced former side judge Alex Kemp and Hochuli’s son Shawn, a former back judge.
  — Dan Gartland, SI.com, 6 Mar. 2018
• There is video looking straight across the line of scrimmage, the down and line judges’ positions, and also from the backfield, recreating what the side, field and back judges see.
  — Tom Taylor, SI.com, 27 Sep. 2017
• Last year Steratore’s back judge, Paganelli, had a rare no-downgrade season and got the call.
  — Peter King, SI.com, 4 Dec. 2013
• Hendrickson gave Saints quarterback Andy Dalton a two-handed shove well after the ball left his hand in plain view of the back judge.
  — Michael Niziolek, cleveland, 18 Oct. 2022
• On third down, Jordan Howden has a pass breakup and celebrated with his teammates before the back judge threw a late flag.
  — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 8 Sep. 2019
• The play clock was well past zero when Zappe took the snap, and almost everyone in the stadium saw it — except back judge Keith Ferguson, that is.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Oct. 2022
• The back judge standing under the upright almost hesitated for a moment before making the signal on the kick toward the north end zone with a cross breeze.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 12 Sep. 2021
• As the referees attempted to sort the action, Dyer, the back judge, came into the picture and dove head-first into the pile to attempt to figure out who had recovered.
  — Ryan Wooden, ajc, 30 Nov. 2017
• Reed worked varsity games in the City Conference and North Conference, rotating between head linesman, back judge and line judge.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2021
• The back judge is responsible for the play clock, as well as counting the defensive players, so Russell’s mental routine before a play begins goes something like this: Down.
  — George Schroeder, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2018
• The side judge counts the defensive players for each snap, determines the eligibility of receivers on his side of the field and concentrates his vision the area between the umpire and back judge during each play.
  — Mark Inabinett, AL.com, 18 Jan. 2018

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