NCAA D1 FBS Oversight Committee approves changes to targeting penalty structure
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Key Points:
- The NCAA Division I FBS Oversight Committee approved changes to the targeting penalty structure for the 2026 season, allowing a player ejected for targeting the first time in a season to participate in the next game.
- A second targeting ejection will result in missing the first half of the following game, and a third ejection will lead to a full one-game suspension; conferences may appeal second ejections through a video review process.
- Offensive pass interference penalties will be reduced from 15 yards to 10 yards, and teams will have the option to attempt a three-point kick after a fair catch from the spot of the catch.
- The committee did not approve a proposal requiring players to wear leg coverings from the top of their
