Michigan avoids flag for blatant late hit, body slam of Deacon Hill

Michigan and Iowa are battling it out for the B1G Championship in Indianapolis, and the two sides are playing a defensive struggle between the two sides.

Overall, the Hawkeye offense has struggled to get anything going, including a low output from quarterback Deacon Hill. However, one particular hit drew the ire of Iowa fans after Hill was drilled late.

On the play, Hill was sandwiched between two Wolverine defenders as he released the ball. But well after he had released the ball, Hill was bodyslammed to the turf by Michigan’s Braiden McGregor.

At the time of McGregor’s body slam, Hill did not have the ball in his hands, and it looked like the textbook definition of a roughing the passer penalty:

Hill took a big hit here from the Michigan defense 😬 pic.twitter.com/nKS82qCBJv

— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) December 3, 2023

In the end, no flag was called on the play, and fans reacted to the no-call on social media:

Cannot fathom this NOT being roughing the passer. And yet… https://t.co/H5GckNrug0

— Andy Garman (@GarmanSports) December 3, 2023

Imagine what it took to do this to a nearly 300 lb man. Terrible no-call. https://t.co/3yE0hESQke

— Chris Hassel (@Hassel_Chris) December 3, 2023

If this was the NFL #17 would have been ejected, fined and suspended. https://t.co/xeVCYjh5jh

— Mr. SOUNDOFF (@johnsears) December 3, 2023

So you *can* throw the QB to the ground? 🤔 https://t.co/YXUoeH9zqP

— Go Iowa Awesome (@IowaAwesome) December 3, 2023

I’m not saying the game would be going any differently if they called roughing the passer here but that is most certainly roughing the passer https://t.co/QW51J2Jych

— Trent (@BarstoolTrent) December 3, 2023

Michigan: cheating on and off the field. https://t.co/BH2CXhEcHh

— Hawkeye Nation (@hawkeyenation) December 3, 2023

The refs must’ve bought McGregor throwing his hands up after he threw Deacon Hill to the ground https://t.co/bkUS0Lh3mo

— Sean Bock (@SBock247) December 3, 2023

Didn’t see this in real time.

Should’ve been called a roughing the passer, unnecessary roughness, something. Atrocious missed call. https://t.co/v900jvjSce

— Eliot Clough (@EliotClough) December 3, 2023

Fox continuing the love fest on Twitter https://t.co/E1onaHutOK

— Hawkguy Matt (@hawkguymatt) December 3, 2023

Honestly not sure how this isn’t roughing https://t.co/6MRdetL8OY

— Buckeye Empire (@BuckeyeEmpire) December 3, 2023

Hey @B1Gfootball please explain why this wasn’t called? Didn’t want Iowa to score to make it a game? This is horse shit. If Iowa did this to golden boy jj it would be called 10/10 times. https://t.co/Bb9llTzGti

— Soy cabeza de idiota (@lee_chris04) December 3, 2023

Cheating Michigan getting away with things… ya don’t say… https://t.co/fFGRzVEZrK

— Ross (@RJHINDM) December 3, 2023

Paul Harvey

Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.