Thanks for going to all that effort trying to explain the definition of something the Bama player didn't do. You don't have to believe me, just ask the game officials, they'll give you the same answerNow you're just making stuff up. "Intent" has absolutely zero to do with it. Where are you getting this stuff? Or is it one of those "Say it enough and people will believe it" things?
He should have been called with a face mask... since you know.... he grabbed his face mask, or if that was going to hurt Bama's feelings at the very least illegal hands to the face. Either one, 15 yards, automatic first down and UGA retains the ball.
Here's the rule book. https://www.webcitation.org/5qufl9pjH?url=http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/FR09.pdf