January 27, 2026
By Carter Bahns, CBS Sports: Changes to the college football targeting rule could be on the horizon. Flags for targeting are on the decline over recent seasons, but they remain heavily scrutinized and often controversial when thrown. The NCAA will take a closer look this offseason.
National coordinator of officials Steve Shaw, who also serves as the NCAA’s secretary-rules editor, said to Yahoo Sports that decision-makers will analyze the targeting rule and potentially make penalties “less punitive.”
“We’re going to be having a discussion on targeting,” Shaw said. “That needs to be an annual discussion. It will be a focus discussion.”
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