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After five Big Ten players were ejected from games the first week of the season, conference coordinator of officials Bill Carollo has been spending an inordinate amount of time dissecting targeting penalties.Probably our most difficult call, Carollo said at the outset of an interview with The Associated Press.Minnesota coach Tracy Claeys, who had three players tossed for targeting against Oregon State, said there remains gray area in defining what constitutes targeting, and some fans complain that the game is losing the physical aspects that make it appealing.Carollo understands. But he also knows that player safety is paramount for the sake of the games future.Were trying to get it right -- what makes the most sense to protect the player, Carollo said. But lets still call it football. Were not playing touch football.The targeting penalty was adopted in 2013 as a way to reduce helmet-to-helmet hits and potential head and neck injuries. The penalty is 15 yards, plus ejection of the player who committed the foul.All targeting fouls are reviewed, but replay officials until this year were limited to reviewing only if there was forcible contact to the head and neck area, and if the hit was made with the crown of the helmet. Now review officials can judge how the contact occurred, whether the player launched into an opponent or whether the contact was more incidental.The replay official also is allowed to stop play and call a targeting penalty himself if the infraction is egregious and missed by on-field officials.In the seasons first 87 Football Bowl Subdivision games, there were 16 targeting penalties, with two overturned on review, NCAA coordinator of officials Rogers Redding said.Carollo, who oversees officials in the Mid-American Conference and two lower-tier leagues in addition to the Big Ten, said he supported all decisions by his on-field and replay officials.In the Big Ten, Cody Poock, Jonathan Celestin and Taiyon Devers, all of Minnesota , were ejected for targeting, as were Iowas Josey Jewell and Nebraskas Luke Gifford.Carollo called Poocks hit on an Oregon State receiver garden variety, pretty routine, pretty standard. Celestin was flagged for hitting a sliding quarterback in what Carollo said was a good example of a new rule this year protecting defenseless players. Carollo said Devers infraction -- hitting a defenseless quarterback after he released the ball -- wasnt as obvious and needed replay to confirm that it was helmet-to-helmet contact.Claeys said he likes the targeting rule but would like to see it evolve some more.There still is some gray area just like in whats a catch and whats not a catch sometimes on the replay. So it still can come down to what type of replay official is or how people see it, he said. As we go on, hopefully that gray area can be eliminated, and will begin to tell the difference in which ones are unavoidable. If the quarterback goes down late or something like that -- it is football and its fast. I do think some of those (head hits) are unavoidable. Hopefully as the years go on we can get that cleaned up a little bit.Iowas Jewell was ejected for putting a neck-whipping, helmet-to-helmet block on a Miami (Ohio) player during an Iowa punt return.You can blow the guy up, you can hit him in the chest and puncture his lung, but you cant hit him in the head, Carollo said.Gifford was thrown out for hitting Fresno State quarterback Chason Virgil. Even though Gifford led his hit with hands to the shoulders, his helmet slid up and made contact with Virgils. If the head contact is with force, youll get a targeting call, Carollo said.Another flag for targeting in the Nebraska game was picked up because a video review ruled out head-to-head contact.Carollo said coaches are doing a good job teaching players to lower the target zone in tackling.As for his officials, Carollo said he tells them the increasing speed of the game makes it imperative that they err on the side of caution, throw a flag when they suspect targeting and let the replay official take a look.The game is played in the air and these are great athletes, he said. Theyre not trying to hurt their opponent, but sometimes they do hit them in the head when they are defenseless and with force, and youre going to get a flag.---Online:AP college football website: http://collegefootball.ap.orgCheap Nike NFL Jerseys Free Shipping .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. 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I saw it coming down and I had a good chance to jump up and catch it.Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell described Broxtons catch with the game on the line as every outfielders dream.You could tell by the way Keon reacted. You dont get opportunities like that (very often), Counsell said.Chicago manager Joe Maddon said he knew that ball would carry to the fence as soon as it was hit.But that kid, Broxton, hes so athletic that he was able to go over it, Maddon said.Milwaukee, which took two of three in the series, got its first hit when Villar homered leading off the fourth. Villar homered again off Joe Smith (1-1), the sixth Chicago pitcher, leading off the eighth.I dont feel happy for me. I feel happy for the team because we won, Villar said. Thats Broxtons game. If he didnt take the ball away its a tie game.Corey Knebel (1-2) pitched a scoreless inning in relief to get the win. Thornburg notched his ninth save in 13 chances.Chicago starter Mike Montgomery faced the minimum number of batters through three innings.The Cubs loaded the bases with one out in the first against Milwaukee starter Matt Garza, but failed to score.Garza, facing his former team for the second time this season, retired 14 of 15 batters at one point before giving up a solo home run to Rizzo with two outs in the sixth.Garza gave up one run and three hits in six innings.I made one mistake, Garza said. You cant get sour orr you ruin the rhythm you are in right now.ddddddddddddarza has given up just two earned runs in 18 1/3 innings over his last three starts.Hes understood that he had to make adjustments, and hes understanding that this is the new him, Counsell said. Now hes at the point where he can have success being this guy.Montgomery lasted five innings, allowing one run and two hits.Montgomery, acquired by the Cubs on July 20 from Seattle in an effort to bolster their bullpen, gained a spot in the starting rotation when John Lackey went on the disabled list with a shoulder problem. He remained in the rotation after the Lackeys return on Sunday as the Cubs have temporarily opted to go with a six-man rotation.Milwaukee won for just the sixth time in the last 28 games against the Cubs.SLIDING BYRyan Braun tried to stretch a single into a double in the fourth but slid past second base and was called out when Cubs second baseman Ben Zobrist applied the tag.TRAINERS ROOMCubs: Reliever Justin Grimm left the game with an undisclosed illness after facing one batter in the sixth. ... Maddon thought about resting Rizzo but reconsidered. Watching him yesterday, he didnt look tired so I put him back in. I thought the day before (Monday) his bat looked a little bit off, Maddon said. But with the night game after the day game he got some good rest. We have a day off (Thursday) so I chose to play him today.UP NEXTCubs: Jon Lester (15-4, 2.61 ERA) gets the start as Chicago opens a three-game series at Houston on Friday. Lester took a no-hitter into the seventh inning in his last start on Friday against San Francisco and finished with a complete game three-hitter. He will make his second career start against Houston and first since June 2008.Brewers: Junior Guerra (7-3, 2.85 ERA) will take the mound as Milwaukee opens a four-game series at St. Louis on Thursday. Guerra is 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA in two career starts against St. Louis, both coming this season. ' ' '