DALLAS – Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark is calling for more consistency in determining what constitutes a targeting penalty after Michael Taaffe’s high hit on Arizona State receiver Melquan Stovall was disallowed late in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals at the Peach Bowl.

Taaffe hit Stovall with a helmet-to-helmet hit when Stovall caught a pass near midfield with 1:15 left in regulation and Wednesday’s game ended in a tie. No flag was thrown, but Big Ten referee Larry Smith stopped the game to check the replay for possible tackles. As Stovall was helped off the field, Smith announced there was no penalty.

Had a 15-yard penalty been called, ASU would have been within range to score a game-winning field goal. Instead, the Sun Devils stumbled and Texas won 39-31 in two overtimes.

Yormark said in a statement Thursday that he was proud of how ASU represented the Big 12 and that the Sun Devils had proven they were one of the most talented teams in the country. He then addressed the no-call request.

“As a member of the College Football Playoff Administrative Committee, I have had multiple conversations with Richard Clark to seek clarity regarding the targeting of Arizona State’s final drive in the fourth quarter,” Yormark said, referring to the CFP executive director.

“Going forward, we need to look at the management of the CFP to ensure that national standards are developed,” Yormark added. “These standards will be critical to the future of the CFP and I look forward to discussing them with my committee colleagues at our next meeting.”