Saturday, Nov 30, 2013 9:26 pm
The targeting rule in college football needs to be changed, plain and simple. Tonight, we saw another horrible flag thrown, this time against Stanford as the Cardinal take on Notre Dame.
Irish QB Tommy Rees passed to tight end Troy Niklas in the flat, who looked to turn and run toward the end zone. As he was making his cut, Niklas slipped while Stanford cornerback Alex Carter was trying to make the tackle. As a result, Carter hit Niklas high on his shoulder (he didn’t hit Niklas’ head), which drew a flag for targeting. There was simply no way that Carter could have anticipated the slip from Niklas, however:
After reviewing the hit, Carter wasn’t ejected, but obviously the penalty still stood. Notre Dame scored a touchdown just two plays later, make the score 21-13.
Stanford has now extended its lead, and leads the Irish 24-13 late in the third quarter.
Joseph Zucker - Saturday, November 30, 2013 11:30 am
Jeff Grant - Friday, November 29, 2013 4:02 pm
Kyle Kensing - Wednesday, November 27, 2013 8:09 pm
Cameron Clow - Tuesday, November 26, 2013 5:58 pm
Kyle Kensing - Sunday, November 24, 2013 2:28 am
Video: An Egregious Targeting Call Against Stanford Helped Set Up A Notre Dame Touchdown
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