Before the 2025-2026 college football season kicks off this month, the National Football Foundation (NFF) and College Hall of Fame partnered with College Football Officiating (CFO) to announce key rule changes coming this season.
The rule changes were made in an attempt to "enhance the sport, protect the image of the game, and enhance the student athletes' health and safety."
Since 2011, the two entities have partnered together to draw awareness to rule changes, with player safety being the main focus.
The full list of rule changes was announced in a press release this week, but here are two main categories of rule changes that stood out for next season.