Football is ever-changing as the powers that be add new rules for the upcoming season, trying to perfect the game. They'll often make changes based on situations from the previous season.
The NCAA banned fake quarterback slides in 2021 after Pittsburgh’s Kenny Pickett pulled one off in the ACC Championship Game. This season, one of 14 rule changes will officially add the informal “T” hand signal on kicks—which tells the receiving team the returner has no intention of catching the ball—to the rulebook.
The move comes after last season’s Citrus Bowl, when South Carolina faked the signal to gain an edge against Illinois.