DALLAS
A female official will work a Big 12 football game for the first time this season, and it will happen in the Sunflower State.
Catherine Conti will be part of the officiating team when Kansas opens the year against Southeast Missouri State on Sept. 6 at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence.
Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby announced the news Monday during a state-of-the-conference address at the conference’s football media days.
Conti is an experienced line judge with dreams of working in the NFL.
Bowlsby said he was proud to add Conti to the Big 12’s officiating team. He thinks her appearance should help other aspiring female officials chase their dreams, but he also thinks she is good at her job.
“She’s a darn good official,” Bowlsby said. “It’s a good opportunity for her and for us.”
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