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https://www.ncaa.org/news/2026/2/26/media-center-changes-proposed-to-penalty-structure-for-targeting-in-di-football.aspx For the 2026 season, the Division I Football Rules Subcommittee proposed a one-year trial rule to modify the penalty structure when players are called for targeting. Under the recommendation, a player disqualified for targeting for the first time during the season, regardless of which half it occurs, could play the next game. Any player disqualified for targeting a second time during the season would be required to miss the first half of the next game. If a player is disqualified for a third targeting penalty during the season, the player would be required to miss the entire next game. The rules subcommittee proposed that players wear leg coverings from the top of their shoes to the bottom of their pants. Players would have to wear the same covering style and colors for that particular game. Players out of compliance with the rule would have to leave the game for at least one down and correct the issue. A team would receive a warning for the first offense. If a team has a second offense under this proposal, the offending team would be given a 5-yard penalty. Any subsequent violations of the rule would result in a 15-yard penalty. Under a new proposal, a team could choose to attempt a fair catch kick after a completed or awarded fair catch. The kick would be a field goal place kick with a holder (no tee) or a drop kick from the spot where the returner caught the ball. If the ensuing kick goes through the uprights, it would add 3 points to that team's total. The defense would be at least 10 yards from the spot of the kick.