If its like the NFL definition It was the correct call. It’s about the direction of the blocker. He was facing toward his own goal. Has nothing to do with the guy being blocked. But Its hard to tell the ncaa definition. Looks like it may be different.
It was a ******** call. He clearly hit the DB in front of the shoulder pads. But, if that's the call, it's 15 yards from the spot and repeat 4th down. Deuce McAllister really showed his ignorance on that one.
I had to mute the Deuce. I liked to watch him play in the pros... Not so much in college and do not care for his color observations of a football game.
NCAA rule says it must include “forcible contact”.
Are we looking at the same video? Ducking knocked the guy off his feet and into the camera section. That would be forcible.
That was definitely forcible contact. He took him pretty good. But 12-2-7 is the NFL rule
And our ball carrier was still in bounds attempting to get more yards. The player who indeed got leveled had just given up pursuit of the ball carrier less that 1/2 a second before the contact and seemed to have his head down not paying attention. Ducking threw a block on him because he WAS in pursuit of our ball carrier. Had the defender being paying attention, he would have been able to engage Ducking's hit and would not have had his A$$ leveled to the degree he did thus no flag would have been thrown. The flag seemed to be based on the outcome of the collision versus any rule.
I have no clue what forcible contact even means. Can you actually block somebody without forcible contact? He took it easy on him when he could have lit him up. That seems to me like conduct you should encourage. In hindsight, Ducking should have 17ing smoked him. Would have been the same call.
Good Watch. Just because a defender is focused elsewhere doesn't mean he can't be leveled as long as the blocker does not hit him from behind or make a helmet to helmet launch at him. The WR who laid the wood met him almost face to face like Ducking did. Not paying attention to your surroundings should not protect you from players you are not observing.
