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The NCAA Football Rules Committee announced new measures Friday addressing targeting penalties and fake injuries, per Greg Johnson of NCAA.org.
The group also announced discussions and proposals for other parts of the game, including blocking below the waist, kickoffs and various rules recommendations.
Under current regulations, a player who receives a targeting penalty in the second half of a game must sit out the first half of his ensuing matchup, but a new rule allows the player’s conference to appeal the targeting penalty to NCAA National Coordinator of Officials Steve Shaw. If the appeal is successful, then the player will not serve the half-game suspension.
As far as fake injuries, there will be no in-game mechanisms to address teams that use them as a way to gain a free timeout. However, schools and conferences can now report questionable actions to Shaw, who will assess the situation and provide his opinions on further action.
Any penalties would be under the jurisdiction of the conference or school involved.
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
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