2020 College Football Targeting Ejections

[@StoneBuzzard]

Don't you love when these commentators love the hit "good, physical" and then when an official correspondent says it's targeting they automatically can't stomach to watch it all of a sudden

[@joeygarcia8295]

The announcers giving their opinion is a conflict of interest.

[@davidtstravels8939]

Or they'll say "yeah, that was a textbook case of targeting." LOL

[@brianburdick5446]

@@davidtstravels8939 l

[@Thunder103093]

they might not have seen the targeting until the replay

[@FutureNaught]

It wouldn't look good on the sport overall if the commentators were to talk about how violent and dangerous it can be. It kills the atmosphere the TV companies are trying to create. But it's harder to avoid that topic when the refs stop the game and start issuing penalties.

[@johnnyrocket9372]

When I played, I was taught to put your face masks through the numbers. I was also taught that hitting with the top of your head will break your neck.

[@RoyalMela]

That is one reason why targeting is illegal. It is very unsafe for tackler.

[@SandyRavage410]

@@RoyalMelaI’ve done helmet to helmet tackles on people from 6-8 little league to varsity HS. Never had a concussion or a broken neck. It’s not as “unsafe” as most think. Now if you’re both running full speed before the collision then yes, it’s unsafe but 9/10 that’s not the scenario. We were taught, they give you a helmet for a reason - don’t be scared to use it. At least throughout my time, when people catch word that you purposely use your helmet, they don’t wanna be hit by you.

[@user93279]

@@SandyRavage410it’s really unsafe. Really bad for the spine and brain to lead with your head and target the impact on your head. Football is really dangerous as is of course but there are styles that make it easier on the body to play longer. A lot of people have gotten career ending injury’s even at young ages from tackling this way.

[@MTEditz]

@@SandyRavage410 Yes, it is just as unsafe as people think. YOU may not have gotten injured, but people that are way more physically built, athletic and know what they're doing have seriously hurt themselves by tackling like that. Look what happened to Ryan Shazier. Broke his back, was in a wheelchair for over a year, and forced into early retirement. He STILL hasn't been able to work out regularly. And should I bring up CTE data? Lmfao. Just because you aren't immediately hurt doesn't mean everything is fine.

[@randomstuff508]

​@justinsprouse6172 Bruh your helmet is not a weapon. It's for protection.

[@allenhughes12]

Of course it's targeting. You have the ball so you're the target 🎯

[@xxx-bj3lj]

that’s what i’m sayin

[@Anonymous38572]

Ikr wtf bihh this football not bal-A

[@gofigure84]

@@Anonymous38572 what? The only thing that makes sense in that is football and not. What language are you trying to speak?

[@DEXD72472]

How about you suit up and take the crown of the helmet to the ribs or chest and then say you're the target because you have the ball

[@gofigure84]

@@DEXD72472 that would hurt the tackler more than the commenter. Now if proper technique is fallowed then it would be a shoulder to the back or ribs.

[@rhettwalker2236]

They really need to remake the targeting rules because it is way to broad and consequences are way to harsh. What's skalski supposed to do on that play? Not hit him?

[@joshholzinger13]

He’s supposed to keep his head up, quit being biased and salty that he can’t tackle

[@tenotime6684]

He’s supposed to not tackle with his head ?

[@judahball2682]

Especially since this was not his first disqualification for this EXACT SAME THING. He absolutely should know better. If he had kept his head up, he could have hit Fields just as hard, and would have been in the rest of the game to help his teamates. He knew what he was doing-- he saw a shot to knock out their star, and he took it. Came back to bite him.

[@Anonymous38572]

@@joshholzinger13 you obviously have to go back to snowflake league my guy

[@zacharyjones7948]

@@joshholzinger13 Justin turned his back to him last second.

[@dad7335]

Never understood why NFL players never fell backwards for 1st downs. Now I know that you will get 10 years taken off your life if you do lol.

[@michaelf.bender3718]

The 2020-21 college football season will go down as one of the most unique in history.

[@Zach-cn4lb]

How so? I don’t pay attention to it

[@Jackson-bm9mo]

@@Zach-cn4lbnot to be snide, but there was a pretty big world event in 2020…

[@Zach-cn4lb]

@@Jackson-bm9mo that’s it?

[@saintquintus7990]

@@Jackson-bm9mo Please be more specific, I can't understand your implication with the limited data you're providing. Was it unique only because it happened at the time of the C-19 or did other factors play a part?

[@supernutt]

Sometimes even if you try to get your helmet out of the way you can't always predict where the ball carrier is gonna go. You just do your best and lower your shoulders and pray lol

[@donniefleuryy.29]

i apologize in advance for your surname.

[@_________.]

You need to keep your head up and mode targeting elections they don’t

[@_________.]

Ejections**

[@rayspeakmon2954]

​@@_________.What? Do you speak English?

[@randomstuff508]

Jeez that first play is dangerous af for 47. Couldve ended up like Ryan Shazier

[@blairgertmenian]

as a buckeye fan it hurts but makes me fell happy

[@cameronhardy2920]

That Skalski guy from clemson is going to paralyze himself tackling like that

[@jakehilliard3492]

I always said this when watching him. He was kind of a dirty player.

[@marquezsly4413]

I agree but In flim from nfl they gonna fix that cause he is gonna hurt his self

[@csnide6702]

that was on Fields the whole way... he turned RIGHT into the tackle.

[@PVCBS29]

@@csnide6702thank you because literally he was doing a form tackle but fields spun into it making it a targeting call it was bs

[@ScottCleve33]

It was leading with the helmet that was the problem regardless of what Fields did.

[@semperfi1042]

A slippery slope.. . If I keep my head up and go low to tackle and the opposition drops low and we meet helmet to helmet... That's not "Targeting". It's a good rule but so many refs can't see the intent or an actual tackle

[@tmzz3609]

No. Not if your head is up and the player is not "defenseless". Targeting has two scenarios. You lead with crown of the helmet (not up) and hit any part of the body. Automatic Targeting. Even crown of the helmet to the legs. Targeting. Second is you hit the head or neck of a "defenseless" player with any part of your body. Even a soft shoulder bump to the neck/head of a player catching or a QB throwing. Targeting. If your head is up and the player is not in the action of throwing, catching or sliding down(defenseless), you are not targeting. I'm not a fan of the targeting rules but all of these clips were enforced to the rule book. Part of their goal with the targeting calls was to reinforce safe tackling techniques to prevent head and neck injuries to both players involved.

[@jacobh674]

@@tmzz3609 just because it’s in the rule book doesn’t make it good. That defenseless player stuff is bs. It’s not the defenders job to protect you. It’s your (and your teammates’) responsibility to protect yourself on the field. Don’t throw hospital passes. Don’t turn your back on people. Don’t miss a block on your qb’s blind side.

[@Alsebra]

​@@jacobh674, if that's the case, then the offense has no reason to make sure the defense is safe. A knee to the skull or throat in a pile is fair if one side is actively trying to injure the other, isn't it? Hey, how about the "attempted" leap of Lanning a few years back (offensive player was in the open with just Lanning ahead...instead of running either in or out, he jumped up and planted his foot right in Lanning's mask) or the helmet swinging incident a little more recently (where an offensive player took offense to a clean takedown of their teammates and, instead of letting it lie, he ripped the helmet off the defender, shoved the player and one of his teammates a bit, then struck the helmetless player in the head with his own helmet)? Regardless of rivalries and such, *any* player that actively tries to injure another is one that nobody is going to want to play against (or, in some cases, they become the hate magnet)...for example, for the longest time, people on the Lions really didn't want to be teammates of a player like Suh (when your team doesn't back your actions, *you* fucked up).

[@skeletor_uchiha]

​@@AlsebraThat was a facemask. And the guy might've just been trying to get a highlight real moment tbh. Still shitty tho

[@jaboi18]

The first one in my opinion shouldn't be targeting, if the quarterback actually knew how to spin juke, then he wouldn't have gotten hit like that, hell even if he slid he wouldn't have gotten hit like that

[@vickierickson4482]

Looked to me like he was trying to hit with his l. shoulder and the qb turned into the helmet.

[@joshholzinger13]

Your clearly biased. When your tackling you have to keep your head up, it’s not that difficult

[@derikr3744]

Maybe not lowering your helmet like he did, and there isn’t targeting. The rule also is in place to keep defenders safe (think of Ryan Shazier, same type of tackle that nearly paralyzed him)

[@gofigure84]

The first one was targeting to protect the defender. The first thing you are taught as a kid when it comes to tackling is keep your head up. You see his neck compress in the video. If his head is up it doesn't matter what the QB does. He is lucky to be walking.

[@bencurrier9929]

@@gofigure84 exactly

[@AmericanPharaoh10]

I disagree with a number of these. Yes, I absolutely agree that more needs to be done to address head issues in football, but on a few of them, the defender goes in for a perfect tackle, then the receiver's level changes, which means that perfect tackle now hits the receiver's head. You can't make defenders wait for the receiver to make the catch, make a football move & start advancing the ball before making contact.

[@dgrblue4162]

Then teach defenders not to hit players in the head or neck with a shoulder or helmet. Most of the ones shown were back of the head shots. Just not needed.

[@darkpaladin8332]

just dont lower your head before takle

[@squaeman_2644]

@@dgrblue4162 did you not read the guys comment, he clearly stated it wasnt intentional.

[@rodster811]

​@dgrblue4162 They do exactly that idiot. No coach teaches a player to lead with there. Tell me you don't know anything about football without telling me you don't know anything about football

[@Alsebra]

Unless the player made the catch over his shoulder (and is therefore facing the end zone anyway), the offensive player is likely going to pull their head down as they're turning and tucking the ball to run...wait those two seconds or so and drop him (or make an appropriate low tackle).

[@williamjones2340]

This targeting rule is unfair. It seems only tacklers can get targeting. I have seen ball carriers lower their heads and hit some and they are never called

[@joeygarcia8295]

Or the offensive player runs into the defensive player, and the defensive player gets the call.

[@thetruth7354]

RB'S do this shit on every play. Half of the ejections were because the wr lowered their head. This us why I can't watch too much football anymore. Trying to prevent injuries in a violent game. Take away the equipment if you want to "eliminate " head injuries. Even that won't work..

[@thetruth7354]

@Henry Bartholomew Dinglenut i played ball through college, its a violent game. One of the takeaways from my pops who is still willing me. The only game you can try and physically hurt someone within the rules with no consequences. I love football and the violence of it and I get the danger aspect but if you don't want that, don't play. No o e thinks 250 running a 4.5 running into a 230 pound guy running a 4.3 is a good idea but the NFL makes billions promoting it. Just sayin.

[@thetruth7354]

@Henry Bartholomew Dinglenut and sir...you get it!!! Why do you think its so popular. Modern day coliseum, without the gore and death.

[@squaeman_2644]

When I played football people like Ray Lewis and Ronnie Lott inspired me. I laid a lot on the field and sacrificed my body and health for wins (I wasn't even getting paid millions, but I got a lot of respect and props). It inspired my team to do the same for me and together we made it to a championship. This is the point, violence is absolutely part of the game.

[@violentthespian9483]

First dude was probably pissing blood for a couple days after that hit.

[@TheRealSwissball]

18:20 “HURRY THE FUCK UP!!!” 💀🤣

[@biggsjones2486]

I understand what they are trying to do, but I don't like the ejection of a player. They should only eject a player if the target shows intent with his helmet to hurt someone.

[@blackened144]

Exactly. A player goes in for a tackle leading with their shoulder and the player with the ball jukes into your helmet and all of a sudden its a penalty and ejection.

[@princeofgreece9054]

The ejection of the player is to get a point across. As a defensive player, you have to be very conscious of where and how you hit someone. Just hitting someone helmet first to give a “hard hit” can potentially harm yourself or others. If you get ejected for being careless with a hit then you are much less likely to do so in future.

[@Hassy171717]

That's how it's been called since the 80's (only eject if you think the player it trying to injure someone). But guess what hasn't happened since the 80's: calling it that way has not removed this hit from the game. Therefore a stiffer penalty needs to be adopted to get players to learn not to do this.

[@pugachevskobra5636]

The rule has been the same for awhile now. If players continue to lead with the crown of their helmet they should be ejected. Especially with everything we know regarding concussions and CTE now. You know you’re going to be ejected if you target another player. If you decide to do so anyway you shouldn’t be allowed to endanger the health and safety of everyone else. The risk of CTE is too great; we now know that it doesn’t take a ton of hits/concussions to cause CTE.

[@pugachevskobra5636]

You’re absolutely right. Also it’s not like they aren’t being taught that leading with the crown will result in a targeting penalty and subsequent ejection. They know and yet they still choose to do so anyway.

[@oozysolution1499]

The first guy was in the perfect position but the WB tried to spin and that’s why it looked like it was targeting.

[@jonvela]

Qb

[@got_ur_ankles_goqt3057]

Still he went in with his head

[@caydenmareno]

no targeting if he keeps his head up lmao

[@sandreohunter]

That first hit on Fields is a good way to become a quadriplegic.

[@jimhughes1070]

Never mind that the tackler was stationary!! 😭😭😭"He should have softened his tackle, relative to the speed I was running at him!!" 😭😭😭 This just keeps getting better!! 🤣

[@Mongo-pw9vh]

It's a simple rule. 1.Don't go for the head 2. Keep your head up when you hit. If defenders drop their heads they not only risk concussion but a broken neck. Head up, legs bent, wrap up, and lift. Key thing is "Head up".

[@marcuspope83]

Dude listen OBVIOUSLY their seeing what their hitting to me this is a good hit.

[@terminator23destroyer15]

No it's not because they doesn't know what it's is. The rules say targeting is when a player target other players to hurt him so that players can get out of the game. I played college football for the UM

[@Mongo-pw9vh]

@@terminator23destroyer15 So lowering your head and making no attempt to wrap up isn't trying to take out a player. I played college ball as well, granted when I played was in the 90s. But, how hard is it to lower your shoulders, facemask up, wrap up, lift and drive to the ground all with feet moving, that is how a form tackle is made, not this crap players do now. Targeting would not be called near as much if players would keep their head up when they hit. Now that being said, offensive players lowering their heads is no different and they don't get called, just like a RB who stiff arms to the face doesn't get a 15yd hands to the face penalty. In the name of making the game safer I do agree they have limited the defensive players ability to nust play the game.

[@terminator23destroyer15]

@@Mongo-pw9vh he is not trying to hurt him because sometimes the the angle of the tackles let you hit with the helmet and how the offense players is running and try to spin or juke the defensive players

[@Mongo-pw9vh]

@@terminator23destroyer15 Just so there's no confusion, I absolutely hate the rule. These players know now not to target and most are mistakes now, poor tackling mechanics, IMO. But it is not worth a 4qtr ejection. 15 yard penalty and move on IMO now.

[@rickramirez3235]

Some of this calls are ridiculous. Some of these are shoulder aim first but the runner is also moving it's not easy to readjust your head because we have to remember your head is on top of your shoulder are we supposed to remove our heads before we hit somebody with our shoulders it's hard to play football anymore and why do they call it targeting when the man with the ball is the target

[@josephrhoads5958]

The first hit is BS. The quarterback turns his back to the player in a spin. How could the tackler not hurt him?

[@tyler7549]

@Mitchell Goldschmidt someones salty. typical buckeye

[@buckeyenation7322]

don't lead with your head lol

[@tyler7549]

@@buckeyenation7322 exactly. tell shazier that.

[@buckeyenation7322]

@@tyler7549 he found out

[@madc2004]

@@tyler7549 As someone who dislikes both teams, I do agree with the first guy

[@jollyomeatLA]

So when did leading with the shoulder translate to leading with the crown of the helmet, Targeting. Plus the Georgia player of the 1st clip didn't even make contact. And I thought defenseless player penalty get an unsportsmanlike unless I know little about the rules.

[@voncreshajackson8128]

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[@seamus1956]

Targeting is no longer just the crown of the helmet, although that is targeting every day. According to rule 9 in the NCAA rule book, targeting can also be simply. “leading with helmet, shoulder, forearm, fist, hand or elbow to attack with forcible contact at the head or neck area”. Also, according to rule 2-27-14, there are 9 different types of defenseless players, including “A player in the act of or just after throwing a pass.” as well as “a receiver attempting to catch a forward pass or in position to receive a backward pass, or one who has completed a catch and has not had time to protect himself or has not clearly become a ball carrier”. It’s a lot more nuanced that it used to be.

[@DustDevilRage]

No player shall target and make forcible contact to the head or neck area of a defenseless opponent with the helmet, forearm, hand, fist, elbow or shoulder.

[@mgunter]

Fields spun into the helmet. How do they the defender to change their direction in 0.2 seconds?

[@thetruth7354]

Yeah, that fields hit was clean as hell. JF is a running back, that's a bullshit call.

[@MichaelClark-uw7ex]

He lowered his head, he launched and led with the crown of the helmet. Classic targeting. It doesn't matter that he hit him in the side, it could have been Fields' leg and it would still be targeting.

[@dwightmagnuson4298]

Take away the medieval armour they suit up in for every football contest. Rugby is played w/o helmets or pads and they don't have a tenth the injuries. I wonder why?

[@blairgertmenian]

My grandpa used to be a ref and says that missousi vs arcansa #32 was a clen hit but what do i know im 10

[@geoffreysakraida2350]

I HATE the targeting rule as it is written. Takes in no account for incidental contact, intent, movement of the offensive player. At some point you have to be ok with it’s football and players get hit in the helmet because of tackling works. Or we can take away all pads and give them flags? What is more entertaining to watch and fun to play?

[@DarverYeeler]

Doesn’t matter if it’s accidental or not, the call is to protect the defender. Do you want to be the next Ryan Shazier?

[@stuartmcmillan512]

I don't know enough about the sport to offer an informed opinion but I DO think it's amazing how many experts have taken the time to watch this video. Thank you for keeping us right ✌

[@Moose6340]

That first one was a terrible call. The Ohio State QB was spinning into the tackle and the Clemson player led with the shoulder but the QB basically rotated his ribs toward the Clemson player's head at the last second. What was he supposed to do?

[@chrisjacquez3782]

Exactly

[@Nick-fo6fo]

He was supposed to tackle with his head up that’s what he was supposed to do. They literally teach how to tackle right at every level of football

[@elijahbingham4009]

@Mitchell Goldschmidt im a clemson fan and I disagreed with that call last year. Though it was helmet to helmet and more worthy of the call, TL lowered his head, the OH player had no intention of contacting with his helmet. Same as skalski

[@SaulSilver909]

Led with his helmet down, definitely targeting don’t see how that’s confusing

[@junde410]

That’s the same kind of tackle that literally paralyzed Shazier. Those are the tackles they are trying to eliminate because it’s dangerous across the board

[@Bill-ft8tt]

The 1st play ... #47 Great tackle ! What's he (47) supposed to do? Spin his head around °360 ? Let him just run past him? These rules blow! I no longer understand the rules 🤷

[@dubb3835]

Yeah imo that was a bs call and I like THE ohio state

[@mikexxxmilly]

Yeah that was dumb. I guess he supposed to disconnect his head and momentarily throw it into the air

[@quqWoozWorld]

Lowering your shoulder brings your head down, necks don't bend infinitely upward. Apparently football rule makers never took a basic biology course.

[@MikeJones-bl6lu]

Hitting with your helmet is going to break your neck. Simple biology.

[@slpater1]

Funny because the neck is infinitely better at dealing with Rotation back better than it does with compression. I guess you never took anything beyond a basic biology course huh.

[@setalight7290]

@@slpater1 youre really stupid imagine making this comment but not factoring the speed at which the game is played and factoring offensive players movements such as sudden change of positioning, you can literally lead with your shoulder(not really because your head will always lead forward) and all the sudden the offensive player drops their head and next thing you know instead of making a tackle around the waist your smacking their helmet with yours 95% of these defenders aren't purposely trying to make helmet to helmet contact especially because of the ejection rule

[@slpater1]

@@setalight7290 wow nice job on a paragraph that is totally irrelevant to what I commented

[@setalight7290]

@@slpater1 its definitely relevant you're just too slow and didn't understand

[@devourmug]

I'm a UGA fan through and through. But that is the softest targeting call at 9:47...however what else do you call roughing the passer/unnecessary roughness with a "warning", "demerit", or whatever they would call it?

[@Cpritch2]

Also a UGA fan, that’s clearly targeting lol. It’s not a “bad” targeting, but he headbutt him lol

[@2TONKA]

Head to head contact. Therefore, Targetingn

[@Treydaman773]

Ik that was soft look at the ncstate vs ball state one in 2019. thats a real targeting call the player was mid air and 2 people lowered the crown and that’s dangerous

[@uomoitaliano8]

next step for the NCAA would be to turn this into flag football instead lol

[@johnnyrocket9372]

Do you think they are going to take away the pads when they change tackling to 2 hand touch?

[@austingearin2098]

😂😂😂 2yrs late but I lol'd at this

[@josephmelton5302]

I was pushing for Ohio State to win but to me it was a good hit by a Clemson player.

[@SB-gd7mh]

Not sure what you were watching but the crown of the helmet to the low back ain't safe dum dum

[@gofigure84]

He is lucky he didn't get paralyzed. You see his neck compress. 1st rule of tackling. KEEP YOUR HEAD UP.

[@fivekeepersala]

He got his feeling hurt a week later.....BAMA targeted his pride

[@patrickmaroney1150]

@@gofigure84 it’s a natural movement when you go to tackle your head goes down why do you think it happens every single game

[@gofigure84]

@@patrickmaroney1150 That's when coaching comes into play and practicing fundamentals.

[@Verlisify]

12:30 I love how #11 was like "targeting, let's go, good job"

[@acesopdu5001]

how could you not have the Arkansas targeting call. we had two this season that were awful.

[@patrickmaroney1150]

They need to change this rule. Make it a 15 yard penalty or something but ejecting someone for a hit that is most of the time accidental like with Kyle Hamilton’s is stupid

[@chrisdehoyos6169]

@N why? ur supposed to keep ur head up every time u tackle why does it matter where the ball carrier is facing?

[@rjakobi]

No. It's dangerous to the hitter and it's the crap that causes all the CTE, and the ruling is an attempt. albeit a half-measure, to address that. The sooner players learn not to lead with their helmets, the better.

[@MikeJones-bl6lu]

@N why? when your head is down, you can’t actually see what the other player is doing. Your either going to get a targeting call or your going to either miss the carrier or miss the tackle.

[@cobes11]

I think that hits on defensive receivers should be penalties on the QB for not protecting his receivers.

[@scottiramage317]

@@chrisdehoyos6169 how does that work with rugby style tackling?

[@Enlightenment99]

Defense gets penalties for the offense’s mistakes. However, the clemson hit was spearing idk about targeting.

[@dubb3835]

Which hit the very first one against THE Ohio state

[@Enlightenment99]

@@dubb3835 against THE Ohio State, sir

[@dubb3835]

@@Enlightenment99 yeah I even made a comment on how that was a good hit and I'm a life-long fan of THE Ohio state buckeyes

[@Enlightenment99]

@@dubb3835 imo it’s not. Especially for the clemson linebacker since he lead with the crown of his helmet. We don’t want any neck injuries.

[@dubb3835]

@@Enlightenment99 hold on just went back and rewatched it I was thinking about a different play

[@syn4057]

If Fields had not tried to spin, Skalski would not have “targeted”. Skalski turn his head and lowered his shoulder. Fields turned into Skalski’s crown and hit. Trying to avoid a hit with a spin, caused any injury. How is that targeting?

[@syn4057]

@Gary 3tahler spun into the crown. Had Fields slid, dove, run straight, crown of the helmet would not have made contact.

[@syn4057]

@Gary 3tahler must be an OU fan. Your head is on top of your shoulders and can’t help but be in front and lead when you tackle. Unless you learned a new way to detach the head before tackling. The head will always lead. Skulski turned his head and tried to lead with his shoulder, but dipshit Fields spun the wrong way when trying to avoiding the tackle. Fields was to stupid to spin away from the tackle, like other players. I’m not the only one that saw it that way and think it’s a bogus call. Maybe you should coach football players on how to tackle without their heads leading.

[@mistfitsable]

lol seen alot of these and it seems whoever is wearing 1 on their jersey must commit targeting every chance they get apparently

[@yungcash8800]

This is B's calls football is SOFT the 90s era and early 2000s will forever be the best times in football history college nd NFL

[@spongeboobsquarepenis4313]

Why was the BYU guy ejected not the red one

[@AhorAzai]

So many times players go for tackles and the offensive player makes a move that makes the tackle targeting like Fields trying to spin in the beginning of the video.

[@zayguxpo007]

The Missouri and Arkansas one was not target that was definitely the shoulder pad

[@lavernesmithson1792]

Mizzou gets more than there fair share of targeting calls against them, that are clearly shoulder hits, not leading with the helmet.

[@joshuamorgan4394]

I still don’t understand the whole defenseless receiver thing. Like if he’s just caught the ball why can’t the defensive player hit him (obviously not in the head) to force an incompletion???

[@larrybaxter6881]

I'll tell you why my young padawan ... when the defender and receiver are that close, the defender could just as easily go for the ball and knock it loose instead of trying to inflict injury by going for the man. That is what makes a thug out of a ball player. The same principle applies to hunting birds. You never shoot a sitting duck; if you do, your a thug and will be asked to leave the club.

[@k.lee28]

@@larrybaxter6881 F that, *you dont say same thing for RBs, TEs, WRs who try to truck (target) l and run over defensive players and inflect injury when they could easily juke or maneuver around them* especially in close proximity to gain more yardage stop the BS and hypocrisy.

[@squaeman_2644]

@@larrybaxter6881 Get off the field then baby. If the defender knocks the receiver out guess what happens, next time that receiver is called up he's gonna flinch and may drop the ball again. As a defender you make an example of anyone coming into your zone.

[@jimhughes1070]

"he's a physical tackler!" 🤣🤣

[@pageone3791]

At 14:55 the announcer was dead on with saying O and D linemen should have a wrestling background. In HS our best RB was a state champ wrestler

[@PG_Living]

How does a guy on his knees get called for targeting?

[@JDoe-gf5oz]

The first one was just a tackle.

[@pageone3791]

First clip was a great hit by the Clemson linebacker.

[@sebbie6705]

I know in rugby you really can’t be extremely accurate on where you are gonna hit so I can’t imagine how it is with a helmet added on, you just get low and wrap

[@paulshen7213]

Why each play is targeting: 1) Clem vs OSU 2021 sugar bowl - Skalski uses the crown of his helmet and does a maneuver that is not only dangerous to the other player, but also to himself. 2) ND vs UNC 2020 - Hamilton doesn’t bring his arms and leads with his helmet, and also shook himself up. 3) ARK vs MIZZ - 32 uses shoulder but hits up high with the shoulder. In the rule of targeting, you cannot hit the guy up there even if you don’t use your head. You have to avoid using the crown of helmet to anywhere and also avoid using any other body part to the helmet. I actually think it could have been taken off though as he does not directly hit the helmet. However, it is still high and he is not looking at the player he hit. 4) AUB vs UGA 2020 - LeCounte goes right to his helmet even though it’s with shoulder, while he’s down and does an unnecessary hit that is both late and to the helmet. 5) OKLA vs ISU 2020 - the ISU defender Young uses a shoulder right to the helmet of Drake Stoops. Again, it doesn’t matter if you use your shoulder, if you hit the helmet with anything it is and should be an ejection. 6) TENN vs UGA - Tennessee 13 goes directly with helmet to Georgia 13 in the helmet. Easiest ejection and it was also late. 7) ORE vs ISU 2021 - the defender still tries to hit Purdy while he’s sliding and hits him around the helmet while leading with his helmet. 8) BYU vs Houston 2020 - 22 of Houston head butts the BYU player. Easily helmet to helmet and also unsportsmanlike. Rare for a head butt to be called for it but it is textbook 9) LIB vs NCST - receiver is hit in the helmet by the defender and is also blind to the hit. 10) FLA vs MISS 2020 - the defender goes in with shoulder to the helmet and also takes his eye off of the player he’s hitting. This is dangerous both to himself and the other player. A common theme among these 10 plays is that at least five of them are a shoulder to the helmet and the defender isn’t watching what he hits

[@deanthemachine96]

“Son, when you hit ‘em, don’t get disqualified.”

[@MichaelClark-uw7ex]

That was a liver shot on Fields, it will take the wind out of you.

[@reubenmendez4542]

And he came back in the game and threw a td pass after that...Fields is a solider.

[@Aroneazy]

There is no penalty for an offensive player that disqualifies them. Don’t say throwing a punch, because that is for defense too, anyone can get ejected For that

[@HawkstaBeard]

Turnover > Targeting. Happened to an NAU qb once

[@gremlin-wd7kx]

Why is the BYU player ejected. His was by accident, while the other player did on purpose! Makes no sense. Most of these were not targeting. In my opinion.

[@justrelax1539]

BYU initiated it though!

[@Treydaman773]

It’s accidental but he still did it

[@Aroneazy]

How is that guy from auburn supposed to tackle a guy who is already going to the ground??? That rule is such a bogus rule bruh

[@matthewley6783]

Man that's what I am saying the only other option was just let him catch it

[@richardbeckenbaugh1805]

If the receiver is already going down and giving himself up, it is not only targeting but a late hit as well. No need to tackle at all, tap him on the shoulder, not hit him with your helmet. He’s already down. Even the tap could be a late hit but you have a much better chance than slamming your helmet into a player who is already down.

[@setalight7290]

@@richardbeckenbaugh1805 bruh naw some people look like they're gonna go down only to put a hand down keeping themselves up to get more yards imagine your team thinking he's defenseless and tapping him only to have the offensive player keep himself up and run it in for a td

[@squaeman_2644]

@@richardbeckenbaugh1805 the play ends at the whistle. Not before.

[@_Mikeebeed_]

@@squaeman_2644 in college whenever you hit the ground the play is dead its not the nfl where you have to tap them to down it so if someone is on the ground and you still dont hear a whistle try hitting them you will get disqualified like seen here 💀

[@drewideas]

That first one how can you call targeting when they guy lines up to hit with his shoulder and Fields swivelled into the tackle.

[@musicbykenny8218]

How the hell is he suppose to tackle somebody?

[@rorygrime1202]

It is see your target make contact, lower your head and drive threw the player. In that first one player lowered head as a weapon then made the hit. Targeting for sure.

[@blackened144]

@@SliceIceNDice You lead with the shoulder and the runner jukes into your helmet at the last second and your ejected.

[@charlesdaugherty321]

@@rorygrime1202 aka playing correct... fuck targeting...

[@huhh4380]

Either with your shoulder, grab their legs, or hit them in their ribs with your face mask and not the crown of your helmet

[@squaeman_2644]

Not to mention RBs lower their head 80% of the time and are never called

[@yunggravy9458]

the lecount one was without a doubt clean

[@mmx4gaming12]

First one didn't seem like targetting. The qb turned his body and the tackler just hit him. His head would have gone to his side of his body if he didn't try to spin move. So I don't see that as targetting

[@Nick-fo6fo]

It wouldn’t have been targeting if his head was up

[@mmx4gaming12]

@@Nick-fo6fo you realize your supposed to lower the head when performing a proper tackle so you don't jar your neck. It's called bracing for the impact bit then again with what this garbage sport calls "tackling" it's no wonder why these refs have no idea what they are doing and think this is targetting

[@Nick-fo6fo]

@@mmx4gaming12 u always tackle with your head up, they literally teach you to tackle with your head up as soon as u start playing football

[@mmx4gaming12]

@@Nick-fo6fo they don't teach proper tackling in your sport you never tackle with your head up unless you want to break your neck it it's lowered and parallel with the person's side

[@jrbugans]

@@mmx4gaming12 As a youth league coach that has to attend mandatory tackling clinics every year to be eligible to coach, you are absolutely wrong, that not how it is taught. I can tell that you've never coached in any organized tackle football league, thankfully.

[@Matsenior03]

Was I the only one who grew up getting absolutely ear holed all the time.

[@80HD8]

What's with the crown of the helmet?

[@daflyinhawaiian2]

So why do announcers act like they do not know that a hit to the neck or head is targeting?

[@t21luv]

Targeting has ruined football. They disguise it as a safety rule but really it’s to create more offense and scoring. I’m all for protecting players from long term trauma from concussions. But at least half of these were a defender accidentally making contact to the head because the offensive player was falling or lowering their head. At full speed during a game of inches you cannot stop to make sure or just let them make the catch or extra yard. Maybe a penalty in some cases but I didn’t see one that should have been an ejection if they based it on intent.

[@slpater1]

Given if the offensive player hits the ground he's down you don't need to clean the guy out. And there are several that just getting their head up would be fine because it just as much to protect them. A call that is still fairly rare has "ruined" the game for college athletes the overwhelming majority of which will never see a dime of money from football beyond the scholarship assuming they even get that.

[@jefffederer1807]

I used to watch fields play high school football for Duquesne in pa

[@willcosper1696]

Was Skalski supposed to like not stop him from getting the first down? Fields was absolutely not a defenseless player, and he hit him well below the head or neck area AND fields spun into the tackle. If it was any position other than QB it wouldn’t have been called

[@Super_Zas]

🤣🤣 dam poor Fields, hes the only player I seen spin into a tackle

[@voncreshajackson8128]

no cap

[@andrewgilbert384]

im so surprised 47 didn’t get paralyzed. that guy went STRAIGHT INTO FIELDS with his head. his helmet went into his pads. that guy is so lucky.

[@damyoung7923]

That Skalski will play foodball in a jail in the future. He seems to have no idea what he did. He is not even sorry either is not worried about the hurt that Fields got.

[@donaldkohler2583]

he didn't do anything wrong he made a good hit but fields tried a spin move last second causing the contact

[@TastyShepherdsPie]

@@andrewgilbert384thought I was the only one who saw that. All that momentum went right into his upper neck. How is he not paralyzed?

[@rayspeakmon2954]

Targeting is the most poorly written and poorly enforced rule in college football in my humble opinion.

[@jeffreydecker3189]

Have you read it?

[@rayspeakmon2954]

@@jeffreydecker3189 No... I just pulled my opinion out of thin air.

[@jeffreydecker3189]

@@rayspeakmon2954 that’s what I thought

[@jimhughes1070]

It's almost as if the announcers "despise" football 🥴... Maybe they should bring back "football pads".... You know to keep everyone perfectly "safe".... Like in golf!! 🤣🤣😭😭

[@teetv08]

the first one was not a targeting penality sorry but Fields do à spin move and put his self in a bad position.

[@arturoporraz6046]

5:00 What the hell is that? He just hit it with his shoulder Those referees are just there to be the main characters in the game.

[@2TONKA]

Idk if I'm correct or not, someone can fact- check it, but shoulder to shoulder is targeting.

[@Treydaman773]

@@2TONKAno it isn’t sorry helmet to helmet is targeting I think

[@michaelmatthews1307]

It amazes me that some coaches seem to be okay with their players committing possibly serious/paralyzing injuries. Maybe teaching your players better?

[@EulogyfortheAngels]

James “The Ejector” Skalski.

[@malcolmcollins5728]

Lmao for a minute there I thought somebody was hacking my phone and messing with the video but this whole time it is the video 😂

[@jaydennelson8738]

I don't think the first one should be targeting. Fields spun into the defender and hitting with the crown of the helmet definitely wasn't the intention of the defender.

[@Hassy171717]

Only one I disagree with is 10:14 this isn't forceful enough to warrant a targeting and ejection.

[@saintquintus7990]

Why does it feel like none of the players understand the rule? I'm new to Football. Is it a dumb rule or did player not understand it?

[@beemaningi]

Gene, the expert, caused more confusion.

[@davidtstravels8939]

Someone please explain, in the Oregon/Iowa St game, how one team is 4-2 and the other is 8-3??

[@amethystthedarkrai648]

Covid Year

[@eastcoastrifraf]

Man... their neck and heads must hurt after every game

[@LindaCastleberry-s7r]

Have to realize also that a lot of the games have Retired Refs for Commentary. They're the Ones Really that are making Calls. And, You know that Someone on either Coaching Staff are listening to the game on TV

[@1drink2drink-ty4fj]

That first one, should have shown it 17 more times.

[@detrovich8708]

18:20 Random fan, “Hurry the F*** up!”

[@randalfowler6460]

1st one was a clean tackle Fields turned into his helmet

[@OhioBoii330]

With both college and the NFL, I've seen A LOT of "targeting" penalties. They all result in a 15 yard penalty and an ejection. Some were blatantly obvious and some were pure accidents. Whether it was intentional or a complete accident, the results were still the same. 15 yard penalty and an ejection. Do you guys believe that the truly accidental "targeting" penalties should result in an ejection? Or do you think it should just be a 15 yard penalty and a warning with no ejection. Now, if it happens again in the same game, accidental or not, then it would disqualify a player.. You can tell when they're accidental or done on purpose..

[@randybrooks9455]

Why do the running backs and quarterback are allowed to use the crown of the helmet to hit the defense of players

[@MMSS-hn5uf]

In my opinion, several of these plays don't measure up to targeting. Eventually, it appears the NFL wants to go to no contact tackle football. I guess you just have to wish the ball carrier down. Why is it okay for the ball carrier to lower their helmet and plow into the defense, but not the other way around? I feel the same about the stiff arm. The runner can put their hand in the face of the tackler, but if the tackler touches the face mask of the runner, it's a penalty.

[@juanmanuelpedrosa53]

if they want to solve the concussion issue all they have to do is use less padding

[@MAVJ]

90% of the time, targeting is just an excuse used by officials to throw out key players during an accidental "dangerous" hit. The rule needs to be rewriting so that there's zero room for interpretation or removed all together. I'm so tired of this ruining games

[@huntermewis9179]

Exactly and GBR

[@CoinCommunityCollectors]

3:39 did bro piss himself????

[@leifjohnson617]

I'd rather see many incorrect targeting calls than see a player being taken off the field on a stretcher.

[@huntermckee2279]

Keep destroying sports. It’s why no one watches baseball anymore, it’s why no one watches NASCAR anymore, I can’t wait until you destroy this sport as well.

[@sleepyturtl84]

How do you hit a person with your showder without using your head. It is a bad call

[@arthurthomas9245]

How do these commentators have jobs?

[@extraordinarilybasic3250]

Cause they’re mindless puppets

[@davidli1652]

2021 compilation?

[@SavingSoulsMinistries]

Idk how the first call is targeting? Bad tackle yes.. but targeting no

[@tedwards1679]

Lets just go too flag football. COLLEGE FLAG FOOTBALL 2022!!! Coming near you.

[@ernestbywater411]

The targeting law needs to be better worded and defined as the only way to tackle someone with your shoulders without breaking your own neck is to put your head down, thus the helmet is lowered, that's basic physics. Once the tackler is in a good position to tackle how they hit will depend on how the ball carrier moves in the final steps. In the first case of No: 47 he set up to do a clean tackle then the ball carrier moved and tried to twist aside, and that's what caused the helmet contact. If the ball carrier had not moved to the side the tackler's helmet would have gone beside his body. I've seen cases where the tackler deliberately aimed their helmet at the ball carrier, but that was not the case in this tackle, nor in many others. The call on the play being reviewed at 8:46 is another clear case of the ball carrier's action causing the bad hit as the defender is committed to tackling a running player when the ball carrier decides to throw himself backward to the ground and that change of position by the ball carrier causes the contact to be with his head and not his body. Of course the whole targeting issue can be done away with by going to 'flag football' rules. I suspect the continued enforcement of targeting calls when the ball carrier causes the improper contact by their movements will see a changing in tackling from a simple grasp of the player to full body checks the flatten them on the move, and that will result in more serious long term harm to the players. Maybe they they need to put some padding on the crown of the helmet and then change the rules to allow the crown of the helmet contact with the body.

[@tristannichols7222]

Are we just going to ignore the fact that the person that posted this screen recorded off of someone else’s KZbin at 15:50 😂🤦🏼‍♂️