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2026 Targeting Penalty Structure Change

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3/20/26 at 11:40a in the College Sports Forum
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Yesterday NCAA released some changes for this coming football season. One being how targeting calls are being penalized, also OPI will now be 10 yards instead of 15 yards.

https://www.ncaa.org/news/2026/3/19/media-center-changes-to-penalty-structure-for-targeting-in-di-football-approved.aspx

Its a one year trial rule

  • It seems current penalties still apply(15 yards, player disqualified for the rest of the current game)
  • First disqualification for targeting, player can participate in the next game regardless of half the targeting was committed
  • Second disqualification the player must sit the first half of the next game
  • Third disqualification the player must miss the entire next game

 

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