WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - The Pacific-10 Conference has suspended a game official for missing a facemask call in Saturday's game between USC and Oregon State.

The play came on a hit that knocked an Oregon State player's helmet off.

Commissioner Larry Scott said in a statement that the suspension was because the hit was "blatant and dangerous."

The conference did not name the official or any players involved, but Trojans safety Taylor Mays hit Beavers receiver James Rodgers, removing his helmet after he caught a fourth-quarter TD pass.