NCAA rules committee may change targeting penalty

College officialsNext 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.

Now, the committee is expected to discuss…