TCU’s Jeff Gladney ejected for targeting in Texas Tech game
Cornerback Jeff Gladney was ejected for targeting early in the third quarter of the TCU’s 33-31 victory over Texas Tech game on Saturday.
Gladney led with the crown of his helmet to break up a pass intended for Texas Tech’s Dalton Rigdon with 13:31 left in the third quarter.
Rigdon was injured on the play, walking off under his own power after being tended to for several minutes by the training staff.
Officials ruled targeting on the field and review upheld the call. Gladney was ejected from the game and will be sidelined for the first half of TCU’s game at Oklahoma next Saturday.
Freshman Kee’yon Stewart replaced Gladney.
“Well, we’re not going to have him after two ballgames anyway, so we’re going to have to play with those freshmen next year,” said TCU coach Gary Patterson, referring to Stewart and freshman Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson.
“I thought, besides the first play, Kee’yon did real well.”
It’s a blow to TCU’s secondary as Gladney is one of the top cornerbacks in the Big 12. Texas Tech, in fact, scored on the next play when quarterback Jett Duffey connected with RJ Turner for a 32-yard score.
Turner got by Stewart.
Gladney leads TCU with 12 pass breakups on the season. He’s also been credited with 27 tackles, including one in the Tech game.
But TCU found a way to win and will try to do so next week at OU with Gladney sidelined the first half.
“Next man up,” sophomore safety Trevon Moehrig said. “We have a lot of confidence in the guys who are coming up and who are next in line, so it was just one of those things, ‘Who’s up next?’”
This story was originally published November 16, 2019 at 1:31 PM.
