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per Joe:
The targeting rule — defined by the NCAA as “attacking with forcible contact,” usually to the head and neck area of an opponent — actually hasn’t changed much this season. The NCAA made a few tweaks — giving a replay official authority to call targeting from the booth if it’s not called on the field, and labeling other players besides quarterbacks “defenseless” if they give themselves up by sliding.
But the Gophers’ targeting infractions against Oregon State all could have been flagged in recent years. Chalk it up to a rare outbreak for Minnesota.
Linebacker Cody Poock is eligible to return from his targeting penalty for the first half of Saturday’s Indiana State game. But linebacker Jonathan Celestin and defensive end Tai’yon Devers must sit for the first half against the Sycamores, because their penalties came in the second half.
“I’m a big fan of the rule,” Claeys said during the Big Ten teleconference. “I think it needs to be in there. As we go along, hopefully that gray area [of what is and isn’t targeting] can be eliminated. And plus, being able to tell the difference on which ones are unavoidable.”
http://www.startribune.com/what-is-...phers-aiming-lower-after-ejections/392524901/
Go Gophers!!
The targeting rule — defined by the NCAA as “attacking with forcible contact,” usually to the head and neck area of an opponent — actually hasn’t changed much this season. The NCAA made a few tweaks — giving a replay official authority to call targeting from the booth if it’s not called on the field, and labeling other players besides quarterbacks “defenseless” if they give themselves up by sliding.
But the Gophers’ targeting infractions against Oregon State all could have been flagged in recent years. Chalk it up to a rare outbreak for Minnesota.
Linebacker Cody Poock is eligible to return from his targeting penalty for the first half of Saturday’s Indiana State game. But linebacker Jonathan Celestin and defensive end Tai’yon Devers must sit for the first half against the Sycamores, because their penalties came in the second half.
“I’m a big fan of the rule,” Claeys said during the Big Ten teleconference. “I think it needs to be in there. As we go along, hopefully that gray area [of what is and isn’t targeting] can be eliminated. And plus, being able to tell the difference on which ones are unavoidable.”
http://www.startribune.com/what-is-...phers-aiming-lower-after-ejections/392524901/
Go Gophers!!