The NCAA Football Rules Committee, chaired by Stanford coach David Shaw, has approved three rules changes for 2019. The committee's word is not final, its recommendations will be voted on by the NCAA Oversight Panel on April 17th:

1) The rules for targeting will be tightened up, such that unless all the elements for targeting are present, targeting should not be called. This is supposedly in response to the targeting call that LSU linebacker Devin White received vs Mississippi State, which many thought didn't rise to the level of true targeting.

2) Targeting penalties will be enhanced. If a player is called for targeting a second time during the season, he will then miss the remainder of that game and the entirety of the next game, not just the first half.

3) Regarding OT: From the 5th overtime onwards, OT sessions will consist of single plays from the 2-point conversion line, rather than a series of downs from the other team's 25 yard line. This is to reduce injuries.

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