Horse Collar Tackle Still Legal In NCAA Football
Horse-collar tackles may be no more in NCAA Football. The NCAA football committee plans on focusing their attention towards “heavy contact plays” and attempting to discourage such actions. If the passed, the proposed horse-collar tackle rule would be similar to the NFL’s, penalizing a tackle in which a ball carrier is pulled down from the inside collar of the shoulder pads or jersey around the neck area.
A flag thrown for the dangerous tackle could cost your team 15 yards and the NFL cashes in on a huge fine. Ask Roy Williams! Williams, of the Dallas Cowboys, was suspended for one game and fined 35,000 big ones for the horse collar tackle against Donovan McNabb this past season.
There is no time frame given on when the new rule will be approved or implemented. College football is also talking about setting a more strict policy in the future on face mask penalties and helmet to helmet contact. The recent events concerning Buffalo Bills player, Kevin Everett, may have opened a few eyes and concerns dealing with the saftey of our players, and especially, our student athletes.
Speculation to why this rule has not been even discussed has turned some heads. How did the NCAA let this one slip under the shoulder pads?
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