It didn’t take long for ACC referees to draw the ire of college football fans in 2023, thanks to a questionable targeting call that caused quite an uproar early in Friday’s Louisville-Georgia Tech game.
The Week 1 matchup was temporarily paused during the game’s third drive for a review after Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King took a hit from Cardinals defensive back Benjamin Perry on a scramble. The play saw Perry and safety Josh Minkins converge on King simultaneously following a six-yard scamper, with Perry appearing to make incidental contact with King’s head and neck area as he attempted a late slide.
After flagging Perry for illegal contact, and after reviewing the play, the officiating crew opted to eject the redshirt sophomore for targeting, much to the chagrin of CFB and Cardinals fans alike.
