The Big Ten conference released a statement on Wednesday afternoon declaring the targeting call against Penn State linebacker Brandon Smith that resulted in his second-quarter ejection last weekend at Michigan should have been reversed.
"Targeting occurs when a player takes aim at an opponent, whether the crown of the helmet is used to make forcible contact to the head or neck area of a defenseless opponent, or whether there is forcible contact to the head or neck area of a defenseless opponent that goes beyond making a legal tackle, a legal block, or playing the ball," the statement read.