NCAA to discuss targeting rule changes, could make penalty 'less punitive' for 2026 college football season

One of college football's most highly scrutinized rules may be in line for adjustments ...
The New York Times

Targeting in college football still confusing and contentious. NCAA says penalty is working

Editor’s note: This story was initially published on Dec. 18. Shamari Simmons came screaming into the backfield, untouched. On the first play of the fourth quarter of the Big 12 championship, Arizona ...
Athlon Sports

Officials Facing Backlash Over Targeting Call in Arizona State-Texas Game

On Wednesday afternoon the Arizona State Sun Devils and Texas Longhorns took the field for a College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchup. Texas used three splash plays to take a 14-3 lead in the ...
Sports Illustrated

Scott Van Pelt on Arizona State-Texas blown call: 'That's targeting a hundred times out of a hundred'

The controversy over the blown targeting call in Arizona State's 39-31 double-overtime loss to Texas in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals is picking up steam. The overwhelming consensus: The ...