The Wisconsin Badgers pulled off a 27-13 victory over the South Dakota Coyotes in Week 2, overcoming adversity once again to improve to 2-0 on the season.

However, Wisconsin didn’t come out of the game clean, as linebacker Jake Chaney was ejected in the third quarter for a targeting call in the red zone, which means he’ll have to miss the first half of this weekend’s contest against the Alabama Crimson Tide.

That was a major change for the Badgers, who lost their MIKE linebacker, prompting Tackett Curtis to get an opportunity, which he made the most of with a number of impressive plays.

What was head coach Luke Fickell’s thoughts on the call and the ejection?

“Look, they had a guy thrown out of the game and I just still think we’re wrong in college football. And I’ll look everybody in the face and I’ll [say], look we’re wrong in college football to throw kids out of games,” Fickell said. “I mean, their kid gets thrown out of the game last week. The kid got thrown out of the game this week. I’m not just saying that because Jake Chaney got thrown out of the game.

“Like at some point in time we try to adopt all these things that the NFL does, but yet we throw out kids that get twelve guaranteed games to us to things that aren’t malicious. I’m not saying that we taking the head out of the game is not what we need to do or penalize us and things like that, but to throw kids out of game. I think it’s the wrong thing. I’ve said that for a couple years. They don’t listen, so they continue to hold to their roles. But it’s unfortunate.

“It’s a bang-bang kind of play. I tell you the truth, I did not even see it. I guess it’s his head in the stomach and that’s probably the first time I’ve ever seen a guy thrown out of the game for hitting a guy in the stomach with his helmet to the letter of the law. I’m sure it’s, you know, it is what it is. So it’s a tough one. It’s a tough one to swallow. It’s a tough one on a kid like Jake Chaney, who works so darn hard, you know, and I just say it again, I don’t think kids should be thrown out of football games.”

Fickell brings up a good point that college football players get just 12 games in a season, which significantly impact their future outlook as they’re looking to showcase their talents for the next level.

Losing a whole game of football is a significant blow, especially when considering the magnitude of next weekend’s game against a top-five team in the country.

Should players be treated like in the NFL and get ejected for targeting? Or should college football look to change the rules?