He shoved him. Although it didn't completely move him, he did.
Bias is natural. I have no problem with someone who says Tom is the GOAT. Sure he could have picked a better time to do so, but that's a part of his inexperience as an announcer.
You have a really interesting idea of what "shoved" is. Slapped would've been more accurate.
Bias may be natural but it's important to hide it when you're announcing a football game. If you can't do that, I don't care about your inexperience, you deserve to be called out for it.