NCAA Makes Big Change to Targeting Penalties Before College Football Season

Author: whatsamataU (25900 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 11:49 pm on Mar 19, 2026

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Link: https://www.newsweek.com/sports/ncaa/ncaa-makes-big-change-targeting-penalties-college-football-season-11707244

Replies to: NCAA Makes Big Change to Targeting Penalties Before College Football Season


Thread Level: 2

Pass interference is now only 10 yards? Ridiculous

Author: MarkHarman (7756 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 2:31 am on Mar 20, 2026

It should be a spot foul like in the NFL. Defensive backs who get beat should now just tackle the receiver every time.

Thread Level: 3

Perfect

Author: LanceHarbor (14321 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 3:09 am on Mar 20, 2026

The article specifically says they changed it to 10 yards for offensive pass interference, not defensive.

Awesome.


Thread Level: 2

This still doesn't get to the core of the penalty. We've seen non calls on obvious targeting.

Author: ELP (11272 Posts - Joined: Oct 18, 2020)

Posted at 12:35 am on Mar 20, 2026

We've seen calls on what should of been good hits. And we have all wondered at times if the booth is watching the same game the rest of us are watching. I would like a breakdown of all games, D3 to D1 on how many missed calls were made in 2025. This at times seems to be arbitrary. The hit on Fernando in the title game was a glaring missed call.


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