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J.J. Watt Says Ejecting College Football Players For Targeting Isn't Right

by Staff Reporter

September 18, 201769 Comments

Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports

There was several college football player ejection this past Saturday as a result of targeting penalties, including two LSU players- linebacker Donnie Alexander and defensive end Neil Farrell.

Both Alexander and Farrell were ejected for separate targeting calls for hits on Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald at Davis Wade Stadium during the second half of the game.

NFL superstar JJ Watt of the Houston Texans disagrees with how targeting penalties are enforced and sent out this tweet on Saturday night:

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Since the penalties against Alexander and Farrell happened in the second half, both players are required to sit out the first half against Syracuse this Saturday.

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Sancho Panza•80 months

LoL; replaying game, AGAIN.

TJGator1215•80 months

Life isn't fair. DWI.

beauchristopher•80 months

I agree

skullopener•80 months

EXCUSES!!!!!

Mulerider•80 months

The most blatant targeting call in the game was the hit on D. Williams and it was not called nor was it even reviewed while Williams was on the field with a leg injury.

cra_cra•80 months

I agree, and it's a shame it hasn't been mentioned.

Cadello•80 months

Someone should hold the refs accountable for that. It looked exactly like the second ejection LSU got. Refs took over this game and killed momentum.

cra_cra•80 months

I think there should be 2 versions of the rule. One that is more incidental and one in which is true "targeting". The true targeting should be ejection, but the incidental ones (like the barely bumps LSU got penalized for) should just be a penalty. This way, players and coaches are still strongly incentivized to work on not doing it.

Chuker•80 months

I disagree. Spearing someone in the head with the crown of a helmet in very dangerous. Intentional or not it needs to be met with severe penalty.

jacquespene8•80 months

But neither player that was ejected did what you say. They both basically hit helmet to helmet as a result of momentum created by, well, pursuing the guy with the football. Is that illegal now?

4EvEr Bo REIN•80 months

Hey a-hole first off if u watched the game u would have noticed that none of the two players came off the ground, NF was tripped by Key and fell into the qb bumping him. And DA also never came off the ground, but just bumped face masks and was called. 2 stupid calls made by the refs The way I read it is that the player leaves the ground with both feet and leads with the crown of the helmet.

beauchristopher•80 months

If there is obvious deliberate intent to injure then that's one thing and shouldn't be tolerated.. most of these are not.

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Cassius•80 months

Exactly 15 yards with warning then ejection. If you get 2 in 3 games sit a half.

rbdallas•80 months

Refs are hired by the NCAA, who has no backbone and just wants to cover their arse in lawsuits. There needs to be a difference between a TRUE targeting and INCIDENTAL. In LSUs case (2nd) the player was already going forward WHEN the QB swiveled and thus got hit. Otherwise it would have been likely just a tackle

HarryBalzack•80 months

Yeah, the ones where the player is forced into the other player for some reason or where the one being tackled makes some move right before contact are ridiculous.

lynxcat•80 months

A full game is too material to a players season of only 12 games. Generally, the fouls that are called today as targeting are typically not vicious plays. There is a rare occasion of someone launching themselves but it's the exception.

OweO•80 months

I think it is absolutely insane that players get ejected for their first "targeting" call. At least, penalize and give warning the first time.

ready4something•80 months

1 penalty 2 ejection. Just like the pros.

Lsu101205•80 months

How

The Fall of Romo•80 months

ready4something•80 months

1 penalty 2 ejection. Just like the pros.

Lsu101205•80 months

did

The Fall of Romo•80 months