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NCAA Oversight Committee to Consider Targeting, Overtime Rule Changes

NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committeechairman Shane Lyons said the committee plans to consider changes to the targeting and overtime rules, though no recommendations have yet been made.

Lyons said a rule that would separate targeting into two categories is being discussed, per Andrea Adelson of ESPN. The alteration of the targeting rule, which has garnered support from the American Football Coaches Association, would see intentional and unintentional categories be created.

Unintentional targeting would result in a 15-yard penalty but no ejection. Unintentional targeting would result in both a 15-yard penalty and ejection.

"We would consider changes of how it's done from the officiating aspect of it, from the ejection aspect of it, but we think it needs more study," Lyons said.