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NCAA Football Rules Committee Approves Measures on Targeting, Addresses Fake Injuries

The NCAA Football Rules Committee announced new measures Friday addressing targeting penalties and fake injuries, per Greg Johnson of NCAA.org.

The group also announced discussions and proposals for other parts of the game, including blocking below the waist, kickoffs and various rules recommendations.

Under current regulations, a player who receives a targeting penalty in the second half of a game must sit out the first half of his ensuing matchup, but a new rule allows the player's conference to appeal the targeting penalty to NCAA National Coordinator of Officials Steve Shaw. If the appeal is successful, then the player will not serve the half-game suspension.