The Big Hit: 15 Years Later | Michigan | Penn State | Big Ten Football
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Big Ten Coordinator of Football Officials Bill Carollo remembers the hit. Whoever saw that hit will never forget it. The collision that took place between Michigan safety Daydrion Taylor and Penn State's Bob Stephenson back in 1997 resonates today.
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My cousin suffered a similar hit by two rival players in a high school game. Lacerated liver and spleen, had to be airlifted to a hospital in El Paso (he played in Albuquerque), couldn't eat anything for days. He was really lucky he went on to play in college
Without a doubt the hardest hit you will ever see in football. Its a shame it ended two great football careers. Today the hit would be called targeting and a suspension would follow. I am very glad that both men continue their love for football by coaching.
I wonder why it would be called targeting.... probably not to try to prevent this type of injury from happening again right?
3:53, Head down, leading with the crown. Launch from feet to make the hit. Principal point of contact is to the head and or neck area. 4:09 "My lick would be viewed as a clean hit." I realize the interview was 2012, but in 2018 football that would be an ejection.
I'm just glad no one got paralyzed!
Just saying the pass on 7:28 was not a completion
+JinGHype That other team got robbed
True tht lmao
sucks for the defense
I was looking for this comment lol
Alexander Martin same😂
i miss this Big Ten Network vibes...reminds me so much of my childhood
a clean hit?!?!?!?!?
jroll0410 right dude went right at his head
You'll have to excuse him: he has brain damage.
jroll0410 back in 97 that was a clean hit............
jroll0410 you ever play a snap?
jroll0410 hell no it isn't
Taylor must have had a picture of Jack Tatum hanging in his locker. What a hit. Glad neither of them was injured permanently.
Glad to see them in as good of shape as they are.
Hell of a hit Day Day hometown Longview legend. Not illegal met you at lobo bball game with halo on your head. Glad both of you are able to walk and talk after this🙏🙏🙏
7:26 after review, the ruling on the field is reversed. the ball hit the ground therefore incomplete. 4th down.
Glad there both ok and alive 💯🙏🏾🙏🏾
Love U Both. Prayers Up Brothers.
Look at Stephensons helmet change shape during the hit. Wow!
"Today it'd be a clean hit"
How you can tell he suffered serious brain damage from that hit.
This was filmed in 2011. It would have been a legal hit in '11.
Of course he’s saying that as the tackler.
That would have been called helmet to helmet last 5-10 years
I'm glad that both players turned their careers into a positive. I'm glad that both players seem healthy and content. The fans may not like all of the new rules in the NFL regarding hits but I think that they just want to reduce these types of tragedies, especially the rule about hitting with the crown of your helmet.
I'm in high school and play football... I'm a receiver, and hits like that scare me to death. But I'm gonna keep playing. I'll still run routes over the middle. Because I love the game.
This gave me a concussion
Just a couple classy men who grew up super fast after the hit. they both seem like they have realized how valuable life is and what they can do to contribute as great human beings.
I think like any family owned and run nepatistic business of today. Like top gun, any player who gives up there own personal well being for a schools monetary gain, advancement, and reputation. They should either have big time life/health insurance policy's in place paid for by the school. Instead of paying them, And job security in the coaching and sports management careers of there choice if they receive an injury that is so serious they will never lead a normal life, as opposed to just put out on the streets. The mental anguish/health toll is enormous for these young sports athletes, who without a quality support system will fail, and do crime or worse. Some of these coordinators do not have degrees in there million dollar jobs, just a good support system and good ol boy clubs. These warriors and athletes deserve better.
I dont care what you think bitch
Kakka CarrotCake
KKK and shit in your cake,
+Kakka CarrotCake he just got your ass boy
Landon Rose ikr
How do i bounce back from that?
+Kakka CarrotCake you're all a bunch of fruit cakes
Dumb guy could've just pushed him out of bonds but nooo, he had to be stupid and end two careers in one hit
bounds*
AngelPlayz thank you
+Legendary super lord popo np but true
+Legendary super lord popo you must be a little kid, football was a ruthless game back then still kinda is but no where near what it was
***** i've been playing for 5 years (let's hope i'll get to play longer). Though it is right to say that the game was much more rough, it doesnt change the fact that the dude's decision was dumb af and could've easily been avoided. As my coach said, " back in the days, the thoughest team is the won who wins it all." Now a day, football is more about thechnic than toughness and for good reasons. This is one fine example if you ask me.
That Wht fb is bout. Bloody hell.
Stephenson's injury was more than likely caused by the back of his head hitting the ground.
What a hit.
this is when football was real !
If you do not learn anything else from this hit learn this KEEP YOUR HEAD UP!!!! LOOK AT WHAT OR WHO YOU ARE HITTING DO NOT DROP YOUR HEAD-ONCE you put your head down you are on your way to a spinal column and most likely cord injury for sure- FOR SURE
I lay out tackles like that daily
Mr.taylor is my counselor at my high school
Joe paterno should of had like 10 national championships he underachieved a lot
wow
Amen 🙏
Lesson To Be Learned!
I was at that game. I really feel sorry for that poor fellow, but that's part of the game. Ask Darryl Stingley
YA, but that was a big time cheap shot by Jack "the head hunter" Tatum
Mike Hamilton Ummm....Jack Tatum had been out of pro football 10 years before that hit, went to Ohio State (so his team wasn't even on the field in this game) AND the hit wasn't anything out of the ordinary. The result, of course, was. Get your facts straight next time.
Michael Blount I was obviously referring to Tatum's hit on Stingley, you idiot!!!
Mike Hamilton
it was not a "dirty" hit he didn't have the intention of hurting himself or the other player. all this was was him trying to come up and make a good tackle and he just used very poor form while making the tackle. nobody deserves to be injured, and no one in the video said it was a great hit all they said was that it was one of the hardest hits they had ever seen.
eddieleblanc all he had to do was push him out of bounds
Jack Owen it’s about getting in their head too. He’ll be scared to make a move after catching the ball if he got hit like that
So now you know why they have the targeting rule. So people don't die.
Never understood why you would choose to tackle with your helmet instead of the shoulder..protect that neck
Sadly, some of these guys would be criminals off the field if they weren't dealing out aggression on the field. Psychopaths, basically (and Taylor has the cold and flat personality you'd expect from a psychopath). Lyle Alzado and Bill Romanowski were also psycho thugs (Alzado also admitted that he "went off" on strangers off the field).
Not spiteful but definitely brutal! With the faster, bigger players now this could have ended tragically!
No intention to hurt anyone was on their mind it was just a huge hit!!! Part of the game!
Rich Moore it's all good.
lmfao that's crazy we play at hanby alot in mesquite 😂😂
Everyone commenting that Taylor should be ashamed is not a passionate football fan or player. It's what it's about - violence and aggression between 22 people on a 100 yard field.
You hitting wit your head down this is the result
Less like a football hit More like a bad car wreck
19 years later*
Couldn't imagine how it would've been if that was SEAN Taylor who hit him...
The hit would've been about 10x harder and Sean wouldn't have been knocked out
played football in high school and never..never dis a have a coach tell me to tackle with my head first.
that was the most devastating hit I think I have seen nothing cheap about it I m a penn state fan and howard griffin is a good dude and like cinderman7 said only little brother sparty and or a suckeye would vote this down great piece
***** that's sad
+Alexander Schramm i think zack dumas hit was better lol
Tatum' s hit on Stingley was a cheap shot for sure.
Sad thing to me is the amount of bad tackling that goes on and how still to this day I have seen coaches telling kids to place yhour helmet under their chin strap etc. I never ever lead with my head. I used angles and head outside of body. Freak things happen, but he could have easily pushed him out.
Clean hit my ass
Was that Howard Griffith narrating???
Definite Ejection today...
And possible suspension
Go Blue!!!
I was there, sitting in the end zone. The hit was so loud, I heard it from my seat. Gives me chills watching this.
I was there too - a Junior in the student section around the 10-15 yard line about 10 rows up. I couldn’t see the hit, but heard it. It was like the world stopped for several minutes.
He said his hit would be legal in todays game. Lol. He would be ejected.
how so?
diehard gopher do you not pay attention to todays game of college football
Devon Hope I watch more college football in a week than you’ve watched you’re whole life. Hell i just spent two hours watching Minnesota play their scrimmage. Not even a game, a scrimmage.
diehard gopher hell no . Shitty gophers . Waste of two hours . Trust me I was watching several spring games . I put In more hours of football than you ever will . Believe that
diehard gopher He probably would have been ejected for targeting. You seem to know little about the rules of a game you watch so much.
PS Gophers suck.
So glad to see these guys not be paralyzed because of this. Been watching football most of my life. College, high school, NFL, CFL and I've never seen a hit this powerful.
Wow the Taylor guy. He coaches football. I'm a freshmen in high school and we played them this year. Small world
Your probaly in college now time moves fast
Eli Bope full time job but yes sir time flys
@@jay-bx6uv if he was a freshman in 2012, he is long out of college
Hits in football are so weird. I broke my college teammates neck in practice. I wasn't even trying to hit him that hard. I played tailback and he was middle linebacker. Thank goodness he wasn't paralyzed, but neither of us played again.
Same exact thing happened to me.. I was reading your comment and had to make sure it wasn't an old profile of mine haha
He hit me with his head down. Compressed spin fracture
I remember watching this live and thinking this was going to be shown forever as possibly the hardest hit ever as BOTH players were rendered unconscious which illustrates the gravity of the impact forces involved.
I’m so happy both players are alive and well influencing our next generation of football players. Two true heroes! ❤️
hardest hit I've EVER seen or heard on TV
Nah sean Taylor
@@seekthelighttruth3207 hey dickweed, he was giving his view - not asking you to try and correct him as if you are smarter
Targeting, 15 yd penalty, automatic first down, number 28 has been disqualified, the previous play is under review.
That was the hardest hit I ever saw, college or pro! I'm glad both players are okay now.
Clean hit?? Lol bro, lead with the crown of the helmet! And hit the opposing player with that crown in his fuckin head. That would be so many penalties and fines. And a game suspension in college
+mikebing1230 -- yes, it was a clean hit mike, Look at the tape. The Penn State guy dipped his helmet at the last instant. Look where Taylor's helmet is headed --- to the Penn State guy's right shoulder pad. The Penn State guy created the helmet-to-helmet contact. Don't blame the Michigan guy. his head was down at the last minute. The Penn State guy caused this.
+Tim Yagle false, the Taylor did helmet to shoulder pad is what caused his injury.
+knpstrr moments before he got hit, he defensively ducked his head. which caused his head to take ALL of the impact. instead of getting blown up off his feet then getting back up, they both get knocked out.
Randall Young 28. speared him helmet to chest
was not illegal then
Hes coaching those kids at the end like "KEEP YOUR HEADS UP!!!!!"
"FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO JUST KEEP THAT HEAD UP!!!!!!"
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Wasn't illegal at the time, but still an asshole hit to make. And because of one man's stupidity and pride 2 people's careers were ruined. There's no take back or apology for that.
Apex Inferior "accidents" don't just happen. They require human decision and action. It would be "no one's fault" if lighting had struck them but that's not the case. Oh, i have little doubt that in the aftermath he can honestly say he didnt intend to end his own career or cripple the other player. However, anyone who knows or watches or plays football on any level, especially in those days, recognizes that guys are coached to make the play and do it in a way that sends a message to the other guy. It's why they waggle their fingers at each other after a play and it's why the Saints coach was suspended a few years ago. So Taylor loaded up along the sideline and the rest is history. Watch the Seahawks play, they're consistently one of the defenses every year and they are coached to make the play in a way that that keeps their head out of the way as much as possible. There are no " accidents" in life. There is always someone that made the decision to do something that had consequences.
legal hit yea but the level of overkill is high, like shooting a fly with a bazooka, instead of just shoving him out of bounds he try to kill him and f'd himself up and the other guy , that's a shame for both players
+Keith Martin this is what you call hit a lil bit?
+Keith Martin can't say that you're wrong :D
How the fuck can he say it was a clean hit?? He clearly lowered his head and n hit him helmet to helmet as hard as he can running full fucking speed!! that’s what the fuck he gets for trying to kill the man! Just sucks he had to go an ruin both of there careers all cause he’s a lil bitch that uses his helmet to tackle ppl when all he needed to do was give dude a fucking love tap n he was going out of bounds!!! What a POS!!!!
He is trying to force the fumble dumbass football is a contact sport if you can’t handle it go watch basketball where you get a foul if you jump
kos22us it's called football, you pansies! Doing what you suggest is how someone gets hurt. Unfortunately that's football,
7;29 was not a catch
Bob Zilla you can get away with those so easily, done it multiple times now
Bob Stevenson was my principal in high school
1:39 If you wanted to skip to the hit
Helmet to helmet hit? Hell, that was helmet to face hit
Today that would be ruled "targeting" and an illegal hit to the head. Michigan player would have been ejected. I endorse the rule change.
Clean in Rules but a poor tackle, Taylor ended up dropping his head too far and spearing Stephenson. Hate it for him but that's why he fractured his neck.
Am I the only one who was expecting Stephenson to speak with a slur?
unnecessary hit.
So he shouldn't have tried to hit him out and just let him score?
where is the fun in that have u never played a sport before?
Purple Avocado The fun is being able to play more games
Guy Chet the fun is to tackle and play each game to the best you can. If you want to play as many games as possible then you would sit on the bench.
Chase it wasn't an unnecessary hit
Nice to know as well as a Michigan fan that Coach Carr honored Taylor by keeping him under scholarship and part of the Team. I remember watching that game and it has to be one of the top 5 hits I have ever witnessed in a football game. So glad that neither was paralyzed. Targeting has been a great addition to the rules.
Huh I was born on November 9th and I'm a penn state fan 😂
I've had grade 1 and 2 concussions. Never a 3 so..... This guy is a fighter
I had a grade 3 concussion. It happened five years ago last week. Still feel the effects of it.
+Assy Holey I understand what you mean, I had one sr year football against east St. Louis. I was out cold I snapped out of it, ran back up to the line to spike the ball. I couldn't feel my extremities. I felt like the only thing keeping me going was the adrenaline. After a quick timeout after the spike, I passed out to wake up in the hospital diagnosed with a stage 3 concussion. That was 8 years ago. I still to this don't think I feel the same.
Matt Kelly Shit sucks. I can't go outside without sunglasses from light sensitivity. Hard time falling asleep also.
Matt Kelly I live in St.Louis
I had a grade 3 concussion coupled with a brain bleed a little over a year ago, still painful if I sneeze or cough too hard
7:24 - 7:29
Not a catch.
Corey Werner-that definitely was not a catch lol
Corey Werner haha. don't know why they put that in this video.
The ref in the background is signalling that a team called a time out, which stops the clock.
Great video and great story!
this is football it is halfway a gladiator sport you know the risk when you sign up like boxing and mma there are plenty of other sporrs that cause strain and harm full injurys to the human body, pitchers can they ever throw after baseball or catchers and hip injurys , this happens in every sport there are risks
The game is so fast that hits like this are bound to happen.sad but true
You can tell that shit still hurts both of them on the inside.
Would like to see how CTE studies change with the use of modern equipment
Sickening collision. Just glad neither of them were paralyzed
Oh the irony that both players' careers ended on that same play. Intense, but not vicious. Definitely illustrates just how important the fundamentals of tackling in football are, especially with regards to safety. Nice to see they both have returned to football as coaches.
there is no irony here.
Oh but yes there is. Each player was young, strong, very athletic, and considering the colleges they were playing for, at the top of the college football food chain; with the possibility of playing in the pros if the right opportunity with the right team came along. The components of youth, strength, intensity and athleticism that gave them the chance to succeed in football before this moment and would seem to be indicators of a good probability of lengthy careers after this moment did just the opposite for both: it ended their playing careers in that moment.
Whoever says this was an illegal hit is stupid, he didnt lead with his head, helmet contact was never made, the receiver was not defensless, and the tackler made an effort to wrap up the ball carrier or tight end
I was a senior In high school getting ready to play for a state championship as a Division 4 All State DE... Watched this game with a few teammates an this was the hardest hit I ever seen. Now I'm 1 month away from a 7 hr neurosurgery to have 3 sections of bone removed from my spine.
I'm having the sections removed due to a mass on my T-6-T-9
What A Catch!(the Mesquite player)
Wow I remembered watching that game & that hit live as a kid thinking about it I said out loud that's the hardest hit I've ever seen & back then I didn't think of what the hit actually did
It wasnt widely reported. Being the end of the first quarter, we went str8 to commercial, and aided by the fact they both walked off the field, nothing seemed this level of amiss at the time. Michigan didnt give injury updates in-game at the time & Id bet neither did PSU. We wouldnt have known the severity till medical professionals assessed their injuries anyways, and according to Taylor, he didnt know till Monday.
At the age of 13
I had a SC injury (fractured vert) that ended any future football but gave me major back issues even now 30 years later.
This is no joke!
Clean hit, that's how we played in the 90s, football is dangerous. If you don't like it play flag.
Yeah idc what anybody says this was the hardest hit in college football history. It was a like a full on heat seeking missile colliding head on with an incoming freight train. The thing about this hit was they were both coming at each other head on. There was no one player that got the lick with the other standing to celebrate like you typically see. This was a full-on collision of two big guys.
Never lead with the head.
Brutal to watch. Hope both men are leading happy and healthy lives.
Man I love football, when you play your mind is set to destroy the other players, but it sucks when this happens
"Clean hit"
5hockeyman14 that's what I thought too. Fucking moron can't even admit it was dirty.
5hockeyman14 That kind of hit was legal back then
no one said "illegal" faggottee. It as a dirty hit, the safety is trash.
Had the correct skin color.
It was clean, he didn't hit him in the head. It was just very sudden because they were both coming around the corner and couldn't see each other. Neither of their heads were lowered too far.
He could've literally hit him out of bounds and played the next down. instead he lead with his helmet like a ram and never played football again. was it worth it?
+Keith Martin Obviously not but running at a guy full sprint and leading with the crown of your helmet isn't a good idea... don't need hindsight to know this. poor judgment and poor tackling, wasted two players in one play. At least they are still involved with football though
+Keith Martin Theres a way to tackle and then there's just idiotic and reckless hits. Part of the problem is phony tough guys, like you, who get a kick out of recklessness, as you watch safely from a distance ... Getting paralyzed or suffering major concussions isn't part of the game. It happens on some b.s like this. Leading with the crown of the helmet is stupid its not "wussification" to tell guys to keep their head up.
+Keith Martin its overkill, surely you can see this.
Well done by the Big Ten Network!
They are lucky it wasn't worse. Shows you what not to do and why the NCAA and NFL are placing such an emphasis on technique and proper form.
Why do he get so mad and no want to talk with the other one when the other one reached out to him but 15 years later he say he will respond if he reach out again but now he wont cuz now he busy doing young football this is make me so sad that him say no then say ya 15 years later you make errryone so sad
I was in high school playing football at this time. Ill never forget watching this.
Only hit Ive watched that compares was Lorenzo Neal and Junior Seau colliding head on.. No one went backwards. Like two trains colliding.
D. Taylor 💘 u man. The best hit ive ever seen. U still have my blessing to this day. Stevenson u 2 on that blessing. Changing the rules in life
That was like a head on car crash.