On the second to last play of the TCU-Michigan college football playoff game last night, TCU apparently made forth down stop to win the game, but as the TCU defensive back was securing the tackle on the Michigan receiver, he struck him with the crown of his helmet bringing forcible contact to the head and neck area of the Michigan receiver. That is a textbook definition of the penalty “targeting”. The referees looked the play on video, and announced to the crowd that after reviewing the hit, there was no violation for targeting. The video evidence was clear. The hit was a prime example of targeting, but it went unpunished.
Targeting
Targeting
Targeting
On the second to last play of the TCU-Michigan college football playoff game last night, TCU apparently made forth down stop to win the game, but as the TCU defensive back was securing the tackle on the Michigan receiver, he struck him with the crown of his helmet bringing forcible contact to the head and neck area of the Michigan receiver. That is a textbook definition of the penalty “targeting”. The referees looked the play on video, and announced to the crowd that after reviewing the hit, there was no violation for targeting. The video evidence was clear. The hit was a prime example of targeting, but it went unpunished.