The referee crew chief of the Georgia-Auburn football game that featured a large number of questionable calls reportedly was suspended by the Southeastern Conference, according to multiple media reports.

Ken Williamson will not be back on the field this year, and he intended to retire after the season, according to ESPN. The Athletic also reported that Williamson likely will not referee another SEC game.

The SEC declined comment to both media outlets.

Williamson has refereed games in the SEC for more than 20 years. He didn’t work a game last week, though six members of the crew from the Georgia-Auburn game did.

Two incidents led to the biggest controversies in the Oct. 11 Georgia-Auburn game.

In the second quarter, Auburn led 10-0 when Tigers quarterback Jackson Arnold tried to run fo

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