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Julius Turner got whistled for a targeting call late in the second quarter, a controversial decision by the referees as the Rutgers defensive lineman was ejected from the game.
The call came after Rutgers turned the ball over on fourth down, giving Michigan possession at their own 44-yard line. Wolverines quarterback Cade McNamara connected on a crossing route to Mike Sainristil that went for 51 yards.
On the play, Turner hit McNamara late, shoving the Michigan quarterback with his hands and made contact after the fact with his helmet. At no point did Turner launch himself at McNamara.
The call of roughing the passer is certainly the right one. Targeting (and ejection) seems a bit suspect. After review, Turner was ejected from the game.
Rutgers DT Julius Turner has been ejected for Targeting
This is a horrible call, this is getting ridiculous. pic.twitter.com/0Nt8wg1JW0
— NCAAF Nation (@NCAAFNation247) September 25, 2021
Michigan’s offense was as good as advertised in the first half, rolling out to a 20-3 halftime lead.
Turner came into the game as one of the dominant pieces of a very strong Rutgers defense. He had nine tackles (four tackles for a loss) and 2.5 sacks.