Can someone explain to me how a hit to the chest is called targeting and confirmed upon review? Every college game commentator says the penalty is specifically a player hitting another player's helmet with the crown of his helmet. I have seen a targeting penalty get reversed upon further review because a player clearly hit the opponent's shoulder instead of his head. Even when the wrong player is ejected the foul was called because of helmet to helmet contact. But what I heard during the Fiesta Bowl was simply using the crown of his helmet to hit DeShone Kizer's ribs made the penalty on Joey Bosa a good call.

 

Of course, the rule itself is stupid. There is no reason to eject a player for using his helmet to hit another player and disqualify him for half of the next game if he does it in the second half. Just give the offense 15 yards and a first down - they already are doing that.

 

Another problem with it is I have seen players get thrown out after reviews show it was incidental contact, not targeting by rule. The purpose of replays is to prevent this from happening. I have also seen some of the wrong guys get tossed - one guy targets and another is ejected for incidental contact. That is ridiculous. How can officials not overturn those penalties or change the number of who gets ejected?

 

In short this is the stupidest rule ever in college football.

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