Joel Clay

SIDE_JUDGE · BIG TENside_judge · Big Ten · 44 games since 2022

Worked MICH 21–18 PSU in week 7.

Games since '22Games since '22

5 in 20265 in 2026

Flags / g 2026Flags / g · 2026

8.4

— · LG 12.7— pctl · league 12.7

Acc. yds / gAcc. yds / g

LG 111League 111

Judgment shareJudgment share

48%

LG 60%League 60%

Home cookingHome cooking · raw

−0.1

Raw · under 8 GNo read under 8 games

Late whistleLate whistle

—

Under 8 gamesUnder 8 games

Game lengthGame length

3:16

LG 3:24League 3:24

Flag profile

Per game · | = league

False startP

2.3

HoldingJ

2.0

Pass interferenceJ

1.6

OffsideP

0.8

Delay of gameP

0.7

Personal foulJ

0.6

Face maskJ

0.4

J = judgment · P = procedural · + 0.1 other / g · Career, 44 G

Leans

Flags over expected / g

Non-Big Ten teams16 G · −1.1 to +0.1

−0.5noise

ACC teams3 G · raw, under 8 G

−1.8

SEC teams3 G · raw, under 8 G

+0.4

Indiana8 G · −0.7 to +0.3

−0.2noise

Minnesota8 G · −0.5 to +0.5

0.0noise

0 LEANS IN 40 SPLITS · ~2 EXPECTED BY LUCK · + = OPPONENT FLAGGED MORE

Crew history

44 games

Crew history
Year	Crew · position	G	Flags/g
2026	Big Ten · side_judge	5	8.4
2025	Big Ten · side_judge	12	9.4
2024	Big Ten · side_judge	9	11.4
2023	Big Ten · side_judge	10	10.1
2022	Big Ten · side_judge	8	11.3

Replay reviews

Since 2025 · 17 G

Reviews, 0.8/g

62%

Overturned · 8

≈0.3 h

Of replay

Broke the plane

5 · 3 OT

Catch / no catch

3 · 2 OT

Spot

3 · 2 OT

Fumble

1 · 0 OT

Sideline

1 · 1 OT

Longest: ≈ 2:46, fumble upheld · 2025 wk 12, Michigan vs
Northwestern

■ Overturned · review time = gap to next snap − game median

Flags / g = accepted penalties, games worked · Late whistle = 4th-q one-score judgment flags / play ÷ rest of game

Flags / g = accepted penalties · Home cooking = FOE on visitor − FOE on home, judgment flags only · Late whistle = 4th-q one-score judgment flags / play ÷ rest of game

Lean = pooled estimate whose 90% interval misses 0 with ≥ 8 G · shrunk toward 0 · judgment flags only · permutation luck check, 1,000 shuffles

Lean = pooled estimate whose 90% interval misses 0 with ≥ 8 G · shrunk toward 0 · luck check = 1,000 shuffles · source: school box scores · Updated Fri 10:05 AM ET

Source: school box scores · Updated Fri 10:05 AM ET