If Alabama’s Mack Wilson is coming right at you, say a little prayer and make sure your affairs are in order, because it is going to hurt. Just ask Texas A&M’s Speedy Noil, who was in the unfortunate position of being on the receiving end of a collision on special teams duty Saturday.
Watch it all unfold in real time, and please consider shielding the eyes of any young viewers…
There was some discussion on whether or not this hit should have been called for a targeting foul. This image suggests why that would have been expected in this day of “call targeting even if just out of caution”.
Looked like a clear targeting penalty here, should Mack Wilson still be in this game? #TAMUvsBAMA pic.twitter.com/n8jF6PVBK9
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) October 22, 2016
During the television broadcast on CBS, Gary Danielson explained there was no call for targeting because Noil, as the kick returner, was not considered to be a defenseless player. Okay, fair enough, but perhaps the entire targeting concept should be reviewed the next time the rules committee gets together, and perhaps we can consider some other type of enforcement for such a hit.
If Mack Wilson hit on Speedy Noil was not targeting, call it something else. You can't have those hits, NO. Lower your target. #TAMUvsBAMA
— Maximiliano Bretos (@MaxBretosSports) October 22, 2016
Did I mention Mack Wilson is a freshman? Because he is.
[CBS]
