It seems like every single week this college football season, we have heard complaints over the new targeting rule in college football, which calls for 15-yard penalties, plus an automatic player ejection (the ejection can be reviewed and overturned, but not the penalty itself) for hits on defenseless players — typically, receivers who have just caught a pass , or quarterbacks who are in the process of sliding . Coaches have been pleading for consistency and suggesting changes to the rule, and even the NCAA has announced that it will be reviewing the targeting discussion after the season.
One person though, thinks that the rule has been a positive this year — SEC commissioner Mike Slive:
I’m not sure how to judge the effectiveness of the rule, quite honestly — it was designed to protect players from serious injuries, particularly concussions. But the only way it accomplishes that goal is if players begin to tackle differently, and I’m not sure that we’ve seen that in 2013 — teams appear to be tackling the same way and just living with the penalties if they come.
It will be interesting to see what the NCAA determines once the rule gets revisited in the offseason. Do you think the targeting rule has been a good addition?
SEC Commissioner Mike Slive Says Targeting Rule Was “Very Successful” This Season
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