Had targeting been called, the Sun Devils would have been close to field goal range late in the fourth quarter of the Peach Bowl.

The targeting no-call on a hit by Texas safety Michael Taaffe on Arizona State receiver Melquan Stovall has been the talk of the College Football Playoff since Texas defeated ASU.

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark is calling for more consistency on what constitutes a targeting penalty after no call was made on Texas safety Michael Taaffe’s high hit on Arizona State receiver Melquan Stovall late in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Peach Bowl.

Had a penalty been called, Arizona State would have been in range to attempt a tiebreaking field goal in the final minute of regulation against Texas.

Yormark called for “national standards” for how the targeting rule is enforced in the College Football Playoff following the Texas-Arizona State Peach Bowl.

Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark is calling for national officiating standards after a controversial non-call in the Peach Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal.