The NCAA announced changes to rules regarding instant replay and targeting beginning with the 2020 college football season.
According to a news release by the NCAA Tuesday, players will no longer have to go to the locker room after being ejected for targeting. Players who are ejected for targeting will now be allowed to remain on the sidelines to support their team.
Additionally, the NCAA announced changes to instant replay reviews. They will institute a two-minute limit for all replay reviews, which will increase the pace of play.
The NCAA also made a change to clock administration rules regarding instant replays.
If the game clock expires at the end of a half and replay determines that there was time remaining and the clock should start on the referee’s signal after review, there must be at least three seconds remaining, when the ball should have been declared dead, to restore time to the clock.
“If less than three seconds remain on the game clock, the half is over.”
Changes were also made to pregame protocol with the NCAA’s release stating the following.
“Concerned about negative interactions between teams before officials are required to be on the field, the panel approved a rule that game officials’ jurisdiction of the contest begins 90 minutes before kickoff, instead of the current 60 minutes. Another part of the proposal calls for a coach to be on the field during pregame warmups when players are present, and all players are to be identified by number.”
[NCAA]
