NCAA panel approves rule change for targeting players
Now here’s a college football rule change that people can wrap their arms around.
A day after an NCAA rules panel tabled a controversial proposal that would have forced up-tempo teams to wait at least 10 seconds before snapping the ball, a panel amended the controversial “targeting” rule that was implemented last year.
By rule, the team with a player ejected for targeting would also receive a 15-yard penalty even if replay overruled the player ejection.
Coaches, players and fans argued: How could there be a penalty if there was no targeting?
An NCAA panel on Thursday approved an earlier football rules committee proposal that would eliminate the 15-yard penalty when the player ejection is overturned.
The rule change will take effect this season.
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