Changes are coming to college football rules. The National Football Foundation has announced updates for the 2026 season. One notable change affects targeting penalties, which will no longer result in a player's disqualification from the first half of their team's next game if the penalty occurs in the second half.

Further details on the rule changes are available from the National Football Foundation. Other updates include a new penalty for offensive pass interference and the introduction of the fair catch kick. The targeting penalty change is experimental for 2026 and applies to a player's first targeting penalty of the season, regardless of when it occurs during a game.