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The latest NCAA football rule changes, and what you need to know

Today, the National Football Foundation released 14 new rule changes which are in effect for the 2025 season.

Early on in the article, before the rules were touted, this excerpt was posted.

"The mission of the Rules Committee is to develop and evaluate rules changes that will enhance the sport, protect the image of the game, and enhance the student athlete's health and safety," said Shaw. "Player safety has been the highest priority of the committee for many years now resulting in significant changes that have improved the game in terms of mitigating injuries."

The first rule is one of the most interesting things to have been recently propped up over the last couple of years, with players faking injuries

"Feigning Injuries: To combat the practice of feigning injuries, the rules committee passed a rule that if a player presents as injured after the ball is spotted by officials, that team will be charged a Team Timeout or a delay penalty if all timeouts have been used.