By: Ben McLaurin
I am going to be talking about a penalty that happened on Friday night. So we were playing LMA, and two plays before, I had been hit low in the knee on an outside run, and it had kind of hurt my knee because it was planted in the ground. The safety came down and down low when I tried to truck him, and right when I landed after being flipped from the low hit, I told myself the next time I get an outside run, I’m going to hurdle this cat.
Next play comes, it is Lizz lead left, and I do not get the ball. The wide receivers came into the huddle to tell us our next play, the rip lead option right, and this was my moment. As long as my quarterback pitched it, I would have my chance. Ready, set, I go in motion, hut; Ford runs to the right. The outside linebacker is coming for him, which means he needs to pitch it, which he does. I am taking off from the sideline when the corner appears earlier than I thought due to him maneuvering around my blocking receiver. I knew how this corner in particular was going to tackle since he was a shorter dude, and I ran and jumped over him immediately after I got up. I saw two penalties, which I knew the move was illegal, but the corner was so low there was no other option. They announced the penalty for hurdling, which was 15 yards! Which I thought was absurd considering it was a minor penalty, not like targeting. This rule needs to be taken out of high school since it is allowed in college and the NFL. The point of the rule is to prevent injury, but in my opinion getting hit in the knee repeatedly is much more detrimental to a player’s health than getting grazed by a cleat on a hurdle.
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