Cincinnati's all-conference lineman ejected for dumbest targeting penalty of bowl season
Cincinnati’s all-conference left tackle James Hudson was ejected late in the second quarter of Friday’s game against Georgia in the dumbest targeting call of the bowl season.
Bearcats quarterback Desmond Ridder completed a pass to running back Jerome Ford for 12 yards, and Hudson ran over to the sideline and hit Georgia cornerback Tyson Campbell. Campbell was standing out of bounds after the play, and Hudson took a cheap shot against him.
After a review, the officials called targeting and ejected Hudson for the hit on Campbell. Was it a late hit and a personal foul? Sure. Should he have been ejected for the hit?
Below is the replay:
Cincinnati’s James Hudson lights a guy up after the play and holds his hands up like he was innocent #PeachBowl pic.twitter.com/CDvbOgg23c
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Offensive lineman James Hudson was just ejected for targeting ⬇️
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The Bearcats lead the Bulldogs 14-10 at halftime of the Peach Bowl.
Should Hudson have been ejected for targeting?
Wtf was he thinking? I believe he had like 35 yards in penalties by himself on that one drive..
Bonehead move for sure.
Poor decision and definitely targeting.
& Rogers Redding said he led with his hands?? The guy is awful.
Nah. I like that call better than any love action ejection. Straight dirty. Later.
Live.
“Should he have been ejected for the hit?”
that can’t be a serious question… can it?
Tough to “out dirty” Georgia. Takes talent.
Talent that Auburn definitely has.
Kinda like having Nick Fairley on your roster
This actually cost them the game. His replacement had two false start penalties on 3rd and short and gave up a few sacks.
Saw a lot of these cheap shots from Group of 5 schools. Tulsa, Coastal Carolina, Cinn. Complete lack of discipline.
As opposed to the mighty power 5 teams like Miss State who show the utmost class.
Cheap shot by another nitwit thug! I couldn’t believe he came that far and STILL made such a stupid action. It was not a MISTAKE – he knew what he was doing and THOUGHT he could get away with intimidating the Ga defender. It didn’t work and he might have cost his team the game!