New CFB rule gives Georgia distinct advantage over rest of the country

Arguably the worst rule in college football is targeting. The need for the rule is very real as it helps protect players from serious injury, but the application of the rule has left fans begging for change.

The good news is that the NCAA has announced that they are implementing a change when it comes to targeting. But the bad news is that the rule itself isn’t being adjusted at all. Thankfully the new language surrounding player suspensions when called for targeting is changing and it this adjustment should help Georgia gain a new advantage over everyone else.

New targeting rule changes college football in Georgia’s favor

When a player is called for targeting they will still be ejected from that game. However, that player won’t have to sit out for any amount of their team’s next game if this is their first offense of the season. If the player is a repeat offender though then they will have to sit out for the first half of their next game.

This is a significant change because now players won’t be punished for a penalty they committed in a previous game. That is huge for every team in the country, but more specifically for Georgia because of the talent they have on the defensive side of the ball.

Georgia will always have one of the best defenses in the country that is full of some of the best players in the sport. Losing one of those really good players for the first half of a game however could be the difference between winning and losing in a league as good as the SEC. So eliminating the fear of losing a key player for part of a future game will help Georgia continue to flex their muscles against teams they are clearly better than.

The hope then is that Georgia won’t have any repeat targeting offenders, but with the way Kirby Smart coaches his defense that seems unlikely to happen.