Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman confirmed on Monday that Notre Dame appealed the terrible targeting call on JD Bertrand in the North Carolina game and that the appeal was denied. While no one should be surprised since nothing regarding targeting makes a lot of sense, it’s noteworthy since Bertrand will be out for the first half of Saturday night’s game against BYU.
“Denied. They said, in their opinion, that was a targeting penalty,” Freeman said on Monday after being asked about the appeal. “They denied our appeal, and he’ll be out for the first half of this game,” he added.