USC's Pat Haden Runs onto Field, Complains to Referees About Sark Penalty

USC Trojans athletic director Pat Haden came down from the press box and ran onto the field to confront the referees during Saturday's game against the Stanford Cardinal.

As you can see in the Vine above, Haden didn't look very happy. Here's a GIF of the interaction.

Rotoworld's Josh Norris tweeted that Haden told ESPN that he came down because head coach Steve Sarkisian texted him to, so it was likely about the 15-yard penalty the coach received after complaining to the officials.

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Here's the full conversation Haden had with ESPN's Heather Cox on the sideline, according to Lindsey Thiry from the Los Angeles Times:

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I got a text just to come down because Sark wanted to talk to me, he felt the penalty was unfair and the referee explained he had warned him, so that's why he got the penalty. It's been a really frustrating quarter with the penalties, believe me.

Most athletic directors and coaches are never happy with the explanations they get, but we got an answer and we have to move on and have a good fourth quarter.

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Several people took to Twitter to joke about the interaction.

As Eric Sondheimer from the Los Angeles Times points out, Haden is on the College Football Playoff selection committee this season.

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