Episode 14: Peach Bowl targeting and postseason football
Postseason football is underway as we look at the
Note: Due to technical issues, this episode could not be posted as scheduled. It was recorded on January 7.
On the 1st & 25 podcast, we return from hiatus to discuss officiating assignments in the new playoff format in college football. Eight crews are now looking to advance to the semifinal bowls and the National Championship Game based on their postseason game performance.
We also take a look at the NFL Wild Card Playoff assignments and some of the early surprises.
In the Peach Bowl, there was a high profile targeting review that resulted in a controversial no-call. There are varied opinions on it, and we step through our analysis we applied on gameday as to why we think it’s not a foul, despite some high profile opinions stating otherwise.
At the end of the college conference championships, there were several instances of postgame incidents related to teams planting their flag in the home team’s logo, causing disturbances in more than one stadium and police involvement. What should college football do to address this?
And finally, during our hiatus, we witnessed a “rulebook unicorn” — the first successful fair-catch kick in almost 50 years. We take a look at the historic moment.
A lot to squeeze into 25 minutes by Ben Austro, Mark Schultz, Cam Filipe, Chris Seubert, and Pat Weber.
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