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Marcus Spears explains how college football can fix the controversial targeting rule
By Adam Spencer
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College football’s targeting rule is once again in the national spotlight, and this time it’s because LSU LB Devin White will miss the first half of next weekend’s game against No. 1 Alabama.
White, the Tigers’ leading tackler, was flagged for targeting in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s game against Mississippi State, and the outrage over the controversial call has hit a fever pitch, with even former White House strategist James Carville calling out the SEC for its perceived bias toward Alabama.
On Monday’s episode of “The Paul Finebaum Show,” SEC Network analyst Marcus Spears came up with a way to solve the controversial rule. He said college football should adopt the NBA’s model of using flagrant 1 and flagrant 2 fouls:
Here's how @mspears96 would change the targeting rule:
"Do it like the #NBA, flagrant 1 and flagrant 2. You can tell intent and you can tell malicious action on the football field when it comes to a hit in that type of situation" pic.twitter.com/duHa8Y6w4r
— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) October 22, 2018
In the NBA, you get two flagrant 1 fouls before you’re ejected. But, with a flagrant 2, you are automatically ejected because there was malicious intent.
Will the NCAA look at the targeting rule in the offseason? It sounds like there’s more and more pressure mounting to do something.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
