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NCAA Proposes One-Year Trial for Targeting Rule Changes

2/26/2026

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The NCAA Rules Subcommittee proposed a one-year trial rule to modify targeting penalties, allowing first-time disqualification to play in the next game.
Currently, a player disqualified in the second half must sit out the first half of the next game.
A second targeting violation would still trigger a first-half suspension, and a third would require a full-game suspension.
The proposal will be reviewed by FBS and FCS Oversight Committees in March.

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The NCAA Rules Subcommittee proposed a one-year trial rule to modify targeting penalties, allowing first-time disqualification to play in the next game.
Currently, a player disqualified in the second half must sit out the first half of the next game.
A second targeting violation would still trigger a first-half suspension, and a third would require a full-game suspension.
The proposal will be reviewed by FBS and FCS Oversight Committees in March.