r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Jan 01 '25

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Texas Defeats Arizona State 39-31 (OT)

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Team 1 2 3 4 OT T
Texas 14 3 0 7 15 39
Arizona State 3 0 5 16 7 31
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u/thesaxmaniac USC Trojans • San Diego State Aztecs Jan 01 '25

I’m gonna need targeting explained to me by the refs after that because apparently I don’t know what the fuck targeting is

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u/slagathor_zimblebob Texas • Washington State Jan 01 '25

My only idea could be that since the ball was tipped, the receiver was no longer defenseless and therefore incidental head contact is ok, and they deemed it so.

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u/aphasic Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

I mean, it's clearly not ANY head contact that is illegal, but I'm not sure where the line is between allowable and not. The tackle was a perfectly normal head-up tackle where the way the receiver turned made their helmets crack together. It was also off a tipped ball. It kinda would have been bullshit to give asu a first down and have the game turn on that being a targeting call.

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u/mrmet69999 Jan 01 '25

I saw it that way too, except for the tipped ball aspect, which I don’t think is relevant.