Miami handed another controversial victory by refs: Thats 100 percent targeting

Miami is living right this season.A week after an overturned Virginia Tech Hail Mary would have ended No.8 Miami’s undefeated season, the Hurricanes got another favorable call from the refs to help finish off a rally against Cal.With the Golden Bears up 38-32 and trying to run out the clock, quarterback Fernando Mendoza tried scrambling for a first down on third-and-12.Mendoza was leveled with a helmet-to-helmet hit by Miami’s Wesley Bissainthe.

There was no call on the play, however officials called for a targeting review as Mendoza was being checked out by Cal’s medical staff.“Back-to-back weeks Miami is in a situation where it comes down to replay and you question if the officials are getting the calls correct,” ESPN analyst Brock Osweiler said on the broadcast.“I do not know by the definition of the rulebook, how that is not targeting… By definition that is 100 percent targeting.”Cal punted and Miami star QB Cam Ward promptly led the Hurricanes on a six-play, 92-yard drive to give Miami a 39-38 victory in a game they trailed 35-10 in the third quarter.“Absolutely rigged.

Shameless.Disgusting,” the Reddit CFB account posted on X, along with a clown emoji.

“Cal has been completely and utterly screwed on what should have been one of the best days in program history.The ACC officiating center will quietly sweep this under the rug, until Miami needs help again next week.”Ward led four straight touchdown drives to end the game and spoil what looked like the most monumental day in years for the Golden Bears (3-2, 0-2), who hosted ESPN’s “College GameDay” for the first time and were on the verge of their second win over a top 10 team in the past 21 seasons.Instead, Ward made sure the rare sellout crowd at Memorial Stadium went home unhappy.Ward produced 277 yards of offense in the fourth quarter — the most for any player in seven years — and leads the nation in yards passing (2,380) and TD passes (20) in his first season since trans...