Brigham Young safety Kai Nacua and cornerback Austin McChesney were ejected in the third quarter of the Cougars’ 20-19 loss to Utah after being called for targeting on consecutive plays. The targeting rule is designed to curtail dangerous hits and has resulted in automatic ejections since 2013. If it’s obviously targeting and it’s beyond any doubt that it was targeting, then I support it. UCLA linebacker Kenny Young was called for the latter infraction last season against BYU quarterback Tanner Mangum while Mangum was sliding to the ground. The coach felt differently about a targeting penalty against Nebraska’s Nate Gerry in last season’s Foster Farms Bowl against UCLA running back Paul Perkins.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 13, 2016 01:27 UTC