US EditionMultiple Rules Experts Confirm Texas Was Bailed Out With Controversial No Call Vs. Arizona State
- The game between Texas and Arizona State ended in a thrilling 39-31 double-overtime win for Texas, despite controversial no-calls for targeting during the game.
- Matt Austin, a rules expert, stated that a case for targeting could be made on the hit by Texas' Michael Taaffe.
- Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham expressed confusion over the targeting rules, stating, 'I don’t know what targeting is.'
- Former NFL official Terry McAulay argued that Texas' hit was targeting due to the nature of the contact with a defenseless player.
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Did targeting non-call cost Arizona State in Peach Bowl vs. Texas? What to know about rule - Overpasses For America
Texas’ thrilling 39-31 double-overtime win against Arizona State in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals nearly turned twice on potential targeting penalties that were ultimately not called after review. Targeting has been college football’s most controversial rule since it was implemented in 2008, in part because it’s a 15-yard penalty with an ejection, and also because fans and commentators still can’t quite define what it is. In the fir…
Multiple Rules Experts Confirm Texas Was Bailed Out With Controversial No Call Vs. Arizona State
Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham reacts on the field during a game. The Texas Longhorns won the most exciting game of this College Football Playoff season against fourth-seeded Arizona State on New Year’s Day. One no call from that thrilling overtime matchup has drawn criticism. On the Sun Devils’ final offensive drive of regulation, wideout Melquan Stovall was leveled by a Texas defender. There appeared to be forcible helmet to hel…
Texas targeting call, explained: Why Longhorns weren't penalized for helmet-to-helmet hit in win vs. Arizona State
Texas secured a momentous win vs. Arizona State to punch its ticket to the Cotton Bowl. If not for a contentious call at the end of regulation, that might've not been the case.
‘Horse Sh*t!’ College Football World Gobsmacked By Controversial No-Call at the End of Texas-Arizona State Playoff Game
College football viewers were dumbfounded when a seemingly obvious call wasn’t made during the playoff game between Texas and Arizona State. Late in the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s game, Arizona State had the ball on their own 38-yard line. On 3rd & 15, ASU quarterback Sam Leavitt completed a 10-yard pass to Melquan Stovall — five yard short of a first down. After the play, however, Stovall stayed on the ground as he appeared shaken up from th…
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hive.newsRefs eviscerated for controversial non-targeting call in Texas-Arizona State CFP quarterfinal
With just over a minute to play in the fourth quarter and the game tied at 24-24, Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt threw short over the middle to wideout Melquan Stovall, who was subsequently taken down by Texas' Michael Taaffe on a hard hit that came with helmet-to-helmet contact. However, despite a review from officials, targeting was not called.
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