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Changes to college football targeting rules? NCAA committee proposes one-year trial
- On Feb. 26, 2026 the Division I Football Rules Subcommittee proposed a one-year trial for the 2026 season, pending approval by the FBS and FCS Oversight Committees.
- Rules subcommittee chair A.J. Edds said the change aims to make targeting less punitive while balancing safety and penalty structure, aligning Division I rules with the NFL and high school football and enhancing coaching and player education.
- The proposal specifies suspension tiers: first targeting disqualification lets players play the next game regardless of half, second requires missing the first half, and third mandates missing the entire next game.
- The package pairs the targeting change with a fair-catch kick worth three points and dress-code leg coverings, while Steve Sarkisian, Texas head coach, expressed skepticism about policing players out of compliance.
- FBS and FCS oversight panels will review the proposals on their March dates, and conferences could initiate appeals after a second targeting violation with video review by the NCAA national coordinator of football officials.
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NCAA rules panel proposes letting player ejected for targeting in 2nd half to play entire next game
NCAA Division I football rules makers have proposed a one-year trial rule allowing a player disqualified for targeting for the first time to play in his team’s next game regardless of which half the penalty was assessed.
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