Next week, the NCAA Football Rules Committee will meet in Orlando next week to discuss potential rule changes for the 2016 season. The biggest topics: possible changes to the targeting and ineligible man downfield rules.
The targeting rule already has been adjusted once since it was introduced in 2013. In the first year, a referee’s flag called for a player to be ejected and a 15-yard penalty; if replay showed the player did not target, he was allowed to remain in the game but the 15-yard penalty still was enforced. After the first year, a change was made: If the hit was not deemed a target, the penalty yardage was wiped away, too.