Stephen Baron
REFEREE · BIG 12 · BARON CREWreferee · Big 12 · Baron crew · 31 games since 2023
Referee since 2023. Worked HOU 35–32 OKST in week 7.
Games since '23Games since '23
316 in 20266 in 2026
Flags / g 2026Flags / g · 2026
13.764th · LG 12.764th pctl · league 12.7
Acc. yds / gAcc. yds / g
117LG 111League 111
Judgment shareJudgment share
59%LG 60%League 60%
Home cookingHome cooking · raw
+0.7Raw · under 8 GNo read under 8 games
Late whistleLate whistle
—Under 8 gamesUnder 8 games
Game lengthGame length
3:32LG 3:24League 3:24
Flag profile
Per game · | = leagueJ = judgment · P = procedural · + 0.1 other / g · Career, 30 G
Leans
Flags over expected / g0 LEANS IN 40 SPLITS · ~2 EXPECTED BY LUCK · + = OPPONENT FLAGGED MORE
Crew history
31 gamesYear | Crew · position | G | Flags/g |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Big 12 · Baron crew · referee | 6 | 13.7 |
| 2025 | Big 12 · Baron crew · referee | 10 | 12.8 |
| 2024 | Big 12 · Baron crew · referee | 8 | 12.1 |
| 2023 | Big 12 · Baron crew · referee | 7 | 9.9 |
Replay reviews
Since 2025 · 16 GReviews, 1.4/g
Overturned · 10
Of replay
Longest: ≈ 4:10, backwards pass upheld · 2025 wk 14, Texas Tech at
West Virginia
■ 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 10:10 AM ET
Source: school box scores · Updated Fri 10:10 AM ET