Like most in the SEC, Lane Kiffin had an opinion on Dallas Turner’s hit of Jayden Daniels on Saturday night during Alabama’s 42-28 win over LSU.

“I can say — nothing against those officials — I was blown away that was not targeting,” Kiffin told reporters Sunday, per the Daily Advertiser. “I mean, from the second that I saw it. And the hit to the neck and head injury — how that wasn’t and how that wasn’t reviewed.”

The Crimson Tide linebacker was flagged for roughing the passer in the fourth quarter but not targeting.

“I obviously don’t understand the rules, because that’s not just missing it on the field,” Kiffin said of the call which wasn’t reviewed. “That’s having plenty of time to look at it and not throwing it. … I don’t know if there’s a more important job for the officials than to protect the quarterback, who’s in a very vulnerable position by how he has to throw the ball.”

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Daniels left the game before returning a play later only to leave again and miss the remainder of the game.

On Monday, Dean Waite, an SEC official from 2008-10, joined me on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 doesn’t agree.

“It looks terrible, let me say that,” Waite said. “It looked awful.

“I think what saved him from targeting was when you slow that thing down his facemask goes into the center of Daniel’s chest, OK? That was where the initial contact was. It wasn’t to the head or neck area. It was in the center of the chest.

“Now, we had some ancillary when they landed because the helmet had hit him under the chin. As bad as it looked, the initial contact was the facemask in the center of the chest, which is why I think they didn’t call targeting.”

The way in which Turner tackled Daniels, Waite said, is what brought on the roughing penalty

“I think he got the roughing because he was a little late with the initial contact,” Waite said. “It just looked bad. It looked like he threw him into the ground. I think that’s why he got the roughing. When you peel it back, it just wasn’t targeting.

“He could have saved himself a lot of trouble by making a great form tackle and putting his helmet to the side of Daniels like he is probably taught to, and he may not have even gotten the roughing at that point. I think they were correct – as bad as it looked – to not call targeting.”

Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.