The NCAA Football Rules Committee approved multiple proposals related to player safety Thursday that, if approved by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel in March, will be implemented for the 2016 season.
A release posted on NCAA.com noted that some of the rules approved include an expansion of the rules related to low blocks, an increase in the players considered defenseless and the addition of a penalty for the deliberate tripping of a ball-carrier.
Committee chairman Bob Nielson, the head coach at South Dakota, stated in the announcement that there would be an increased use of replay on targeting calls.