re: Most infamous games in SEC since 1992

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It isn't about grabbing the jersey, its all about grabbing the pads.

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Exactly, and when the jersey is grabbed it separates from the pads. Thats actually what refs are taught to look for. In the Manziel pic, not only is the jersey not being pulled away but the defenders hand is clearly inside the pads and depressing them. It's a textbook horsecollar.

The player who is being tackled also reveals the correct call most often. Players being pulled down just by the back of the jersey dont go down in the typical horsecollar manner with their legs rolling up under them.