Brennan Clay: Notre Dame linebacker Ben Councell's ejection for targeting wasn't 'justified at all' shares email

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Oklahoma senior running back Brennan Clay defended Notre Dame linebacker Ben Councell, whose helmet-to-helmet collision with Clay got him ejected from their Sept. 28 game because of the NCAA's new targeting rules. PHOTO BY NATE BILLINGS, THE OKLAHOMAN NORMAN — In early August, I asked senior running back Brennan Clay what he thought of the NCAA’s new targeting rules. He gave a somewhat surprising answer, considering that as a freshman, he suffered a concussion after sustaining a big blow to the head from a Florida State defender. Clay was carried off the field on a stretcher that day.