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I suspect there are examples from other games this year where a defender's
hand/arm hit the QB's head/neck in a similar motion and roughing the passer wasn't called on those plays. If this play is the textbook example for roughing the passer, then it would be interesting to know why those other plays didn't meet the definition.
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The ACC needs to explain roughing the passer; this is 3 straight games of
-- Hokie`79
Nov 01, 2025 at 04:20 PM ET
Hokie`79
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11/01/25 04:20 PM ET
If the head is touched it’s a penalty. **
-- OTLin24
Nov 01, 2025 at 04:23 PM ET
OTLin24
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11/01/25 04:23 PM ET
That was textbook roughing the passer, regardless...
-- fnhokie
Nov 01, 2025 at 04:22 PM ET
fnhokie
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11/01/25 04:22 PM ET
The rule is that contact must be forcible. This looked incidental to me.**
-- Hokie Rebel
Nov 01, 2025 at 04:39 PM ET
Hokie Rebel
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11/01/25 04:39 PM ET
I suspect there are examples from other games this year where a defender's
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-- VTHokie2000
Nov 01, 2025 at 04:34 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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11/01/25 04:34 PM ET
Last week was BS. This week is pretty clear.
-- Beerman
Nov 01, 2025 at 04:21 PM ET
Beerman
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11/01/25 04:21 PM ET