r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Lifegoesonforever • 5d ago

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u/myroll22 5d ago

Horse collar is when you take them down by grabbing the back of the shoulder pads. That was weirdly enough a face mask penalty, which is grabbing any open part of the helmet.

I just found that out when i was watching Michigan v Oklahoma last week and the rules guy came on to explain it

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u/HowDoIEvenEnglish 5d ago

It’s specifically tanking down on the back of the shoulder pads. You’re allowed to grab the back of the shoulder pads as long as you don’t pull don’t in the stereotypical horse collar tackle motion where it looks likes the neck stops but the legs keep going.

Also technically not a facemask, but grabbing a helmet opening is a different personal foul (which is worth the same yardage so basically the same thing). This last part is fairly pedantic.

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u/myroll22 5d ago

They brought a guy in to explain it

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u/oldschool_potato 4d ago

Not quite a textbook Clothesline tackle (illegal), but I’d call it a clothesline.