A lot of people are up in arms of late about how NFL players can't even breathe on quarterbacks without getting fined. Well, in the NCAA, you can pretty much do whatever you want to quarterbacks and face no punishment whatsoever.
Let's take this play, for instance, from this past weekend's Tulane/Houston game (which you're just getting now because it was a regional game no one cared about). Houston's Phillip Hunt says "to hell with the unabated to the quarterback rule" and decides to launch himself into Tulane's Joe Kemp looooooong after the play is over.
Now certainly there was crowd noise, which was the excuse used by Hunt and Houston fans. But please, you're Houston for crying out loud. And this wasn't the BCS National Championship. Everyone in the damn stadium could hear that whistle. About the only way Hunt's hit could have been more blatant would have been if he'd pulled out a gun and shot Kemp in the process.
Naturally, Tulane is pissed as hell that their quarterback had his collarbone broken in two places and will need a plate inserted in order to help heal it. So they sent a tape of the play to Conference USA officials who in turn passed it up the chain of command. Anyhow, Tulane got back this fantastic message:
"After sending tape of the incident to Dave Perry, the national coordinator for football officials, it was determined that no further action was necessary," league spokesman Russ Anderson said.
Meaning Hunt was flagged for a late hit, but he gets no suspension, no penalty, nothing. Sounds fair to me. So to anyone playing Alabama or Texas Tech this coming weekend, just drill John Parker Wilson or Graham Harrell about 10 seconds after the play ends. Sure you'll get a 15-yard penalty, but at least you won't have to worry about the quarterback anymore. Or getting a suspension.
No punishment for player who broke Tulane QBs collarbone [Tulane Beat]
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