Targeting Penalties Football

FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2017, file photo, Illinois linebacker Tre Watson (33) hits Western Kentucky wide receiver Nacarius Fant (1) during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game, Champaign, Ill. Watson was called for targeting and was ejected from the game. Targeting penalties in the Football Bowl Subdivision increased for the fourth straight season and an analysis by The Associated Press found that the Pac-12 and SEC had the most players flagged this season. It has been 10 years since the crackdown started on forcible hits above the shoulders of players determined to be defenseless. (AP Photo/Bradley Leeb, File)