Oklahoma’s Javon Harris, Bob Stoops talk Harris’ early personal foul against Baylor
On Nov. 3 at Iowa State, linebacker Corey Nelson grabbed Cyclones quarterback Steele Jantz’s facemask on the first play from scrimmage.
Saturday against Baylor — on a third-down play — a pass intended for Antwan Goodley was tipped in the air, and senior safety Javon Harris hit him high, drawing a 15-yard penalty.
“I know I’ve been susceptible to that rule and trying to find that medium to where I should hit someone,” Harris said Monday. “I’ve always been a firm believer in going hard. Sometimes they count it as that type of play and sometimes they let it go as a big hit.
“A lot of times, when you are going hard, you don’t think too much about what’s going on as far as if I should hit this guy in the legs … to me, I’m never going to aim at a guy’s face mask. I honestly didn’t think that I did on Saturday.”
Harris admitted that it’s a tough call for everyone involved, including the officials.
“They have to make a call, but I also have to make a play,” Harris said. “When it comes down to it, you have to look at it and play hard. As long as I continue to play hard, sometimes it will get called, sometimes it won’t. You have to find a happy medium.”
Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said that, on Thursday of last week, he showed his defensive players a video clip from the Big 12 about targeting.
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