Connor O’Toole and More
Yes, folks, that was former La Cueva star Connor O’Toole who was ejected for targeting while playing on the Utah kickoff coverage team in the Rose Bowl. It, also was O’Toole, however, who threw a key block — it looked to me like THE key block — the play before. The Albuquerque freshman’s block sprung returner extraordinaire Britain Covey for a 100-yard touchdown return against Ohio State. The Buckeyes won a highly entertaining game, 48-45. On the targeting call, O’Toole indeed led with the crown of his helmet in assisting on the tackle of the Ohio State kick returner. The referee actually didn’t say O’Toole was disqualified, and I thought, not totally sure of the rule, that he might be allowed to stay in the game because the contact was not helmet-to-helmet. But, no, he did not return. After the targeting call, the broadcasters noted that O’Toole, a wide receiver, had caught just one pass for 5 yards during the season. They did not note that, as a contributor on special teams, he’d