by Malcolm Butler
Ruston native and former Louisiana Tech quarterback Max Causey will be living a dream during Super Bowl LIX.
The third-year NFL official was selected to be a part of the Super Bowl LIX officiating crew and will serve as the down judge.
Causey just recently finished his third NFL regular season and most recently was part of the officiating crew for the Washington Commanders vs. Detroit Lions playoff game last weekend in Detroit.
On Tuesday, the NFL announced the Causey will join Mike Morton (Umpire), Mark Stewart (Line Judge), Mearl Robinson (Field Judge), Boris Cheek (Side Judge), Jonah Monroe (Back Judge) and Kevin Brown (Replay Official) as the crew that will wear the striped shirts in the 59th Super Bowl.
The game is set for Sunday, February 9 with a 5:30 p.m. kickoff at the Caesar’s Superdome in New Orleans which will pit the winner of Buffalo vs. Kansas City against the winner of Philadelphia and Washington.
NFL officials are not allowed to conduct interviews with media members during the season per NFL rules so Causey was unable to talk following Tuesday’s news.
“For whatever reason, God has chosen to bless me and allowed a position to open up,” said Causey during the May of 2022 interview after learning of the news. “It’s a huge honor.”
Causey, who prepped at West Monroe High School before signing at Louisiana Tech and lettering for the Bulldogs for four seasons, started officiating high school games in 2006.
He joined the college ranks when he was assigned one Conference USA game in 2012 and then six more in 2013. He began to work a full Conference USA schedule in 2014 before he eventually moved to the PAC-12 in 2020.
Now just three year’s after joining the professional ranks, Causey will be calling the biggest NFL game of the year in his home state of Louisiana.
