One of the SEC's most hated referees has retired and fans are excited ·

03 Jan 2025, 00:00

It was announced today that two SEC football referees are retiring prior to the 2015 season. Penn Wagers and Matt Moore have both retired from their positions, and this will make SEC fans very happy — particularly with regards to Wagers.

Shaw tells The Roundtable longtime SEC referees Matt Moore and Penn Wagers have hung up their SEC whistles

— Chuck Dunlap (@SEC_Chuck) May 21, 2015

UPDATE: Wagers may not be retiring as there is a report from a Charleston radio host that he is just leaving the SEC to go to the ACC.

Bobby Hartin (Charleston radio host) says Penn Wagers is NOT RETIRING. He is going to do ACC games now instead of SEC.

— Joe Wright (@Sctvman) May 21, 2015

Wagers has long been one of the league's most hated officials by fans of nearly every school. The reaction from fans on Twitter to the departure of Wagers was one of celebration after he's been part of some extremely controversial decisions in his time as a referee — including this personal foul levied to Georgia's Mark Richt.

The latest controversy surrounding Wagers came at the end of this year's Alabama vs. Arkansas game, when he ran the clock well before it should have and kept Arkansas from getting an extra possession.

Here are some reactions from around Twitter:

PENN WAGERS RETIRED pic.twitter.com/XiTOlAxBf1

— Matt Berry (@MattBerry05) May 21, 2015

#Dawgs Dear @Evil_Richt - your pal Penn Wagers is retiring, but PLEASE don't lose too much sleep over this! #GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/c8NAP9yMqZ

— GATA Dawgs (@BassinDawg) May 21, 2015

Best news any UGA fan can hear today? Penn Wagers is retiring. We're are this close to wishing you a happy retirement pic.twitter.com/aqRa14t1h3

— Zach Ramsay (@Zach_Ramsay) May 21, 2015

YAHOOOOOO!!! PENN WAGERS IS "RETIRING" !!! Thank you @SEC #WOOPIG #gohogs #Razorbacks https://t.co/0OtwFnKCIj

— jimdaly100 (@jimdaly100) May 21, 2015

I see ol' Cheatin' Penn Wagers is retiring.

— Chris Trainor (@ChrisTrainorSC) May 21, 2015

Penn Wagers retiring got me like pic.twitter.com/vyTU3CiF3P

— Mr. President (@west_colton) May 21, 2015

One of the SEC's most hated referees has retired and fans are excited

It was announced today that two SEC football referees are retiring prior to the 2015 season. Penn Wagers and Matt Moore have both retired from their positions, and this will make SEC fans very happy particularly with regards to Wagers.

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