Football is football.

We love the game for what it is. The strategy behind everything is what makes the sport so great. Football, however, is different from boxing.

You can’t punch people.

At least, that’s what the rules say. If you punch someone, you get ejected. There’s no way around it.

Apparently in the Texas Tech-West Virginia game on Saturday, though, the refs missed this punch:

Howard, a 6-foot-4 DL, didn’t exactly land the punch, but it is what it is. He should have been ejected. As the tweet with the video mentioned, the Big 12 has to do better.

Texas Tech went on to lose the game against West Virginia 42-34.