Handling of replay is what suggests something is amiss

I'll share my .02 that the real issue is not that the targeting was called. That was a legitimate judgement call and judgement calls will always be debatable.

However, these are all undisputed facts which demonstrate at the least a lack of integrity on the part of the SEC and possibly an intentional attempt to affect the outcome of games.

#1 - the call was "confirmed" by the replay official

#2 - the "review" took less than a minute

#3 - 16 hours later not a single photo, frame or video can be provided that it was definitively targeting.

#4 - the SEC office quickly issued a statement after game - yet provided no evidence or facts to support how and why White's hit was targeting.

#5 - Nick Fitzgerald initially refused to come off the field but was forced to by the officials. He showed no signs of being injured. He returned the next play. No explanation has been given for this.


From these facts, there is ZERO doubt that the replay official was incorrect in confirming the call. Had he merely said it "stood" that would have been defensible. The SEC could even have stepped in and called out the replay official for this while still maintaining that the call on the field was correct! The fact they didn't says all we need to know.