A targeting penalty in an NCAA football game results in a 15-yard penalty and an automatic two-half ejection.
Coaches and players have expressed their concerns about the interpretation of the rule and the harshness of the punishment, with College GameDay's segment on the topic last Saturday serving as an example.
College GameDay"There's a difference between a guy making a football play and somebody deliberately trying to hurt somebody. We need to wake up."<br><br>Coaches and players weigh in on the controversial targeting rule. <a href="https://t.co/1Ln4CtzSUy">pic.twitter.com/1Ln4CtzSUy</a>
Now comes word from Ross Dellenger of Sports Illustrated that a targeting penalty may no longer lead to an automatic ejection, starting with the 2022 season:
"Among high-ranking college football leaders, there is movement afoot to at least consider an adjustment to the targeting foul's most harsh individual punishment—the ejection.