NCAA cracking down on weapon gestures toward opponents in college football
apnews.com
College football is on high alert for players flashing make-believe guns at an opponent. That happened at least twice Saturday when South Carolina edge rusher Dylan Stewart and Minnesota defensive back Justin Walley were both called for unsportsmanlike conduct for using fake gun imagery in their cel
  • BanjoShepard@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    1 month ago

    I’ll be curious to see how this plays out. Simulating shooting another player seems easy enough to call, but what about finger guns in the air? Does Texas Tech get a pass for school branding/tradition? What about pointing forward on first down with two fingers: is that a gun?

  • g0d0fm15ch13f@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
    3·
    1 month ago

    I believe they tried to crack down on this back in like 2005ish where they tried to eliminate the fingers across the neck. Honestly a little surprised it took this long to tackle fake guns.

  • 1hitsong@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3·
    1 month ago

    I knew we would be highlighted in that article before I clicked it.

    Watching the game, when he stood over Dart and did the shotgun motions, we were screaming at the TV, “You moron!!!”

    When he did the later in the game, it was directed at teammates, which I assume is why it wasn’t called.