LSU’s Marlon Taylor intentionally elbowed Alabama’s John Petty in the face during the first half of today’s game in Tuscaloosa.
Referees reviewed the play and called it a flagrant 1 foul, which allowed Taylor to stay in the game.
You be the judge:
Video replay doesn’t lie… pic.twitter.com/XdCkkwDxGh
— Griffin Smith (@GriffinTSmith) March 2, 2019
Here are the rules from the NCAA rule book:
A flagrant 1 foul (men’s) or unsportsmanlike foul (women’s) involves excessive or severe contact during a live ball, including especially when a player “swings an elbow and makes illegal, non-excessive contact with an opponent above the shoulders”. This offense includes the former “intentional foul” of fouling an opposing player to prevent an easy breakaway score. In women’s basketball only, the unsportsmanlike foul also includes contact dead-ball technical fouls. The penalty for a flagrant 1 or unsportsmanlike foul is two free throws and a throw-in for the opposing team at the out-of-bounds spot nearest the foul.
A flagrant 2 foul (men’s) or disqualifying foul (women’s) involves unsportsmanlike conduct that is extreme in nature, including “when a player swings an elbow excessively and makes contact above the shoulders”, or excessive or severe contact during a dead ball (men only). Fighting is also a flagrant 2 or disqualifying foul. The penalty for a flagrant 2 or disqualifying foul is immediate ejection of the offender, plus two free throws and a throw-in for the opposing team at the division line opposite the scorer’s table.
