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Targeting and Making Forcible Contact to Head or Neck Area of a Defenseless Player ARTICLE 4. No player shall target and make forcible contact to the head or neck area of a defenseless opponent (See Note 2 below) with the helmet, forearm, hand, fist, elbow or shoulder. This foul requires that there be at least one indicator of targeting (See Note 1 below). When in question, it is a foul (Rules 2-27-14 and 9-6). (A.R. 9-1-4-I-VI)

The ruling met enough of the 2019 NCAA rules to be considered targeting.

WHAT IS TARGETING? " 'Targeting' means that a player takes aim at an opponent for purposes of attacking with forcible contact that goes beyond making a legal tackle or a legal block or playing the ball." The targeting rule was developed as a player safety measure. Below is the definition of targeting taken directly from the 2019 NCAA Football Rule Book. Familiarize yourself with this rule and refer to it the next time you see a play and ask, "Was that targeting?"