Former Basketball Official With CFB Question

[JRutledge]

Unless I see another angle (I saw one ESPN put out from the endzone), that was not targeting. It was a hard hit that is not illegal. And if people tell you that he is defenseless, that just means he has to be hit legally. And if you target them you have less wiggle room to get out of it. A runner for example cannot easily be targeted because they are considered to be in a more protected position.

Targeting calls are just that, targeting calls. I cannot imagine anything changing that other than whether the foul took place as a live ball or dead ball.

Peace