Oh, Joey Bosa. What were you thinking? The Ohio State University star defensive end went in for an incontestably illegal hit in the Fiesta Bowl, and came up without anything left in his college football career.The junior is projected to be the No. 1 draft pick for the NFL next year, and he went out of his last college bowl game in a Zinedine Zidane-like fashion—with a headbutt low enough into Notre Dame QB DeShone Kizer's arm and chest that he was rightly ejected for targeting.Here's the NCAA definition of the rule, just to remind you:
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Bosa took enough strides with his head lowered to make the whole thing look intentional, and it's lights out. And only in the first quarter at that.UPDATE:Joey Bosa has already taken to Twitter to apologize. Must be a dreary scene in the locker room.Targeting and Initiating Contact With the Crown of the Helmet (Rule 9-1-3)
No player shall target and initiate contact against an opponent with the crown (top) of his helmet. When in question, it is a foul.
Targeting and Initiating Contact to Head or Neck Area of a Defenseless Player (Rule 9-1-4)
No player shall target and initiate contact to the head or neck area of a defenseless opponent with the helmet, forearm, fist, elbow or shoulder. When in question, it is a foul.
I'm sorry, I love you buckeye nation.
— Joey Bosa (@jbbigbear) January 1, 2016