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Penn State defender gets ejected on first defensive snap on controversial call
By Kevin Duffey
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Penn State linebacker Abdul Carter was ejected on his first career snap for the Nittany Lions.
Early in the second quarter, Carter appeared to be trying to get the football on an incomplete pass from Purdue quarterback Aidan O’Connell, and he was ejected on a controversial targeting call. However, the call could have gone either way. In this case, it went against Carter.
Here’s the replay:
Penn State LB Abdul Carter has been ejected for targeting.pic.twitter.com/NMgikWEecZ
— PFF College (@PFF_College) September 2, 2022
With the help of the personal foul penalty called on Carter, Purdue scored its first touchdown of the season. The Boilermakers went on an 8-play, 75-yard touchdown drive to take the lead 10-7 over Penn State.
Penn State fans were furious with the call:
B.S. targeting call on the Penn St. kid. Just as the rules experts were talking about injecting some common sense into making these calls.
— Lowell George Washington (@deanriehm) September 2, 2022
That targeting call is so weak, but then you can have a RB stiff arm a guy and push his helmet in and bend his neck and that’s perfectly fine. Make it make sense.
— BennyPlayzGamez (@mattybpsu98) September 2, 2022
Somehow @bigten refs continue to get worse. I’m all for player safety but that is not targeting.
— Tim Krall (@TimKrall) September 2, 2022
the targeting rule needs to change @NCAAFootball it should be like soccer, yellow card/red card; egregious you are gone on the first one; otherwise, it is 2 to get kicked out
— John Feerick (@AtmosFeerick) September 2, 2022
One game in and I realize why I don’t watch college football. That targeting call in Penn State game is the worse
— Mike Schwartz – SchwartzCenter (@mschwartzcenter) September 2, 2022
Terrible targeting call. Listen to it live , the officials wait to blow the whistle, he thinks it’s a live ball. Awful. #PennState #Purdue
— Shawn V. (@s_vanhuss) September 2, 2022
Kevin is a lifelong college football fan.