On Saturday, the No. 4 Miami Hurricanes are taking on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Going into the fourth quarter, Miami was down 16-21, and a loss would make one of the season’s biggest upsets.
However, during the first half of the game, the matchup was met with controversy when the referees made a surprising decision on a potential targeting call.
It came on a tackle from Miami linebacker Wesley Bissainthe against wide receiver Malik Rutherford.
The NCAA rulebook states that targeting involves any hit that “goes beyond making a legal tackle or a legal block or playing the ball,” which includes “No player shall target and make forcible contact against an opponent with the crown of their helmet.”
If you are unfamiliar with it, “the crown of the helmet” is defined as “the top segment of the helmet; namely, the circular area defined by a 6-inch radius from the apex (top) of the helmet.”
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However, the hit made by Miami’s Bissainthe appears to be a textbook definition of targeting.
The referees would later review the play and decide that it did not warrant a targeting penalty, which, if did, would mean Bissainthe would immediately be tossed out of the game.
Many Think It Was A Clear Sign of The Refs Rigging The Miam-Georgie Tech Game
The quick decision by the referees not to call it targeting made many think that the ACC refs rigged the game to not let Miami suffer such a huge upset.
