WATCH: Officials miss pretty obvious targeting call in Fiesta Bowl

Let’s just be honest, none of us know what targeting is.

We may think we have a strong understanding of the rule, but as the definition seems to change game-by-game and official-by-official, it’s become quite clear that there’s no true understanding of how to properly handle those situations. The Fiesta Bowl provided us with another prime example.

Officials appeared to miss a pretty clear targeting call, as a Washington defender lowered his head and dove at Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley while he was sliding to the ground. It was a play that most would expect the Husky to be ejected.

Instead, there was no penalty for targeting, leaving the college football world in utter confusion.

Here’s a video of the play in question:

This isn’t a penalty or even a targeting review. College football is so unevenly officiated. pic.twitter.com/BROKJKNSKA

— Yahoo Sports College Football (@YahooSportsCFB) December 30, 2017

That seems like a pretty easy call. Then again, how should we know?

What do you think? Should there have been an ejection?

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB