With the college football season officially set to kick off this Saturday when Florida takes on Miami (FL) at Camping World Stadium at 7:00 p.m. ET, the National Football Foundation announced multiple new rule changes they have implemented in partnership with College Football Officiating (CFO), effective immediately.
The four main subject matters? The targeting penalty, wedge blocking on kickoffs, blindside blocks, and the overtime system.
To summarize each of the new updates, the targeting penalty has been strengthened, specifically to address the issue of repeat offenders. Now, there is a progressive penalty for targeting, where a player ejected for a third or more foul during the season will be ineligible for the entire next game.