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WATCH: Officials appear to miss targeting call on hit in Michigan-MSU game
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It seems like nobody has any idea what a targeting call is these days.
Players are getting ejected for tackles that look routine, and the rule seems to have a variety of definitions. One of them is that a player cannot lead with the crown of the helmet and aim for an opposing player’s head.
On a punt return in the second quarter of the Michigan-Michigan State game, it appeared that was exactly what happened.
Still, there was no call on this hit:
Is this targeting? https://t.co/JJfrMY3mC9
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) October 29, 2016
Chris Frey was shaken up by the play and was taken off the field. Officials did not review the play.
Surely that won’t sit well with Michigan State fans.
Connor O'Gara is the senior national columnist for Saturday Tradition. He's a member of the Football Writers Association of America. After spending his entire life living in B1G country, he moved to the South in 2015.