(10-16-2015, 12:46 PM)martyup link Wrote:The UCLA player honed in on Blake from 15 yards away and had plenty of time to think about the impending hit. He could have easily avoided head contact since Blake never saw him coming and was running upright.
Exactly. He could have lowered himself down 6 inches and wiped Martinez out legally without risking hitting the head. The rule is there to give defenders a strong incentive to do just that. Absolutely the right call, and the commentator is an idiot.