How to Use back judge in a Sentence

back judge

noun
  • Steratore added that the back judge must be positioned to be able to see the ball snapped.
    — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2021
  • Reed was just running with Everett on the play and the back judge made a phantom call.
    — oregonlive, 15 Nov. 2020
  • If so, the official, either the back judge or side judge, should have blown the whistle.
    — Peter King, SI.com, 23 Jan. 2018
  • Last week, Hochuli worked as a back judge for the Eagles-Falcons playoff game.
    — Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com, 21 Jan. 2018
  • Brawley’s offense waited for the back judge to signal five seconds left on the play clock before snapping.
    — The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • The others, Carl Johnson (line judge) and Greg Steed (back judge), were drawn from other crews.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2020
  • Last year Steratore’s back judge, Paganelli, had a rare no-downgrade season and got the call.
    — Peter King, SI.com, 4 Dec. 2013
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 | [email protected], al, 12 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • Tom, who worked as a WNBA official for 22 years, is the back judge, and Mark and Jim are the side judges.
    — Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 21 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • Smith's crew is set to include umpire Roy Ellison, side judge Eugene Hall, back judge Greg Steed, down judge Dana McKenzie, line judge Julian Mapp and field judge Jason Ledet.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Smith’s crew is set to include Roy Ellison (umpire), Eugene Hall (side judge), Greg Steed (back judge), Dana McKenzie (down judge), Julian Mapp (line judge), Jason Ledet (field judge) and Andrew Lambert (replay official).
    — Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Smith’s crew is set to include Roy Ellison (umpire), Eugene Hall (side judge), Greg Steed (back judge), Dana McKenzie (down judge), Julian Mapp (line judge), Jason Ledet (field judge) and Andrew Lambert (replay official).
    — Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026

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