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Recorded May 13, 2026
Kickoff-safety rule introduced as a player-injury mitigation measure: a fair catch signaled and made on a kickoff anywhere between the goal line and the receiving team's 25-yard line is treated as a touchback, with the ensuing drive starting at the 25. The rule incentivizes fair catches over short returns from inside-the-25 kicks, removing high-collision-velocity return scenarios on a play type already identified as the highest concussion-rate down in college football. NCAA adoption preceded broader NFL alignment.
Recorded May 8, 2026
First major shortening of NCAA overtime since the 1996 introduction. Driven by the seven-overtime Texas A&M / LSU game in November 2018, the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved a 2019 amendment that converts overtime procedures into straight two-point conversion attempts beginning with the fifth overtime period — eliminating the possibility of arbitrarily long, fatigue-driven overtime sequences. The 2021 amendment later tightened the cutover from the fifth to the third overtime.
Recorded May 8, 2026
Overtime procedure further accelerated. Beginning 2021, teams must attempt a two-point conversion after any touchdown scored in or beyond the second overtime period — and from the third overtime onward, possessions become alternating two-point conversion attempts (rather than full possessions starting at the opponent's 25). The change shortens marathon-overtime games more aggressively than the 2019 reform it replaces (which had used the fifth period as the cutover) and remains the operative procedure for ties decided in extra periods.
Recorded May 8, 2026
Targeting — NCAA's Signature Safety Rule
May 23, 2026Section 7: Violations & Penalties
May 23, 2026Clock Rules — Key Difference from NFL
May 23, 2026Hash Marks
May 23, 2026Uniforms
May 23, 2026Equipment Safety Standards
May 23, 2026Heat Illness Prevention
May 23, 2026Common Penalties
May 23, 2026Pass Interference — Major Difference from NFL
May 23, 2026Point Values
May 23, 2026Timeouts
May 23, 2026Kickoffs
May 23, 2026Game Duration
May 23, 2026Instant Replay
May 23, 2026Team Composition
May 23, 2026Field Markings
May 23, 2026Goal Posts
May 23, 2026The Field
May 23, 2026Mandatory Equipment
May 23, 2026Helmets
May 23, 2026The Football
May 23, 2026Section 2: Equipment
May 23, 2026Concussion Protocol
May 23, 2026Section 8: Safety Considerations
May 23, 2026Overtime — Completely Different from NFL
May 23, 2026Game Officials (7)
May 23, 2026Section 3: Playing Area
May 23, 2026Catch Rule
May 23, 2026Section 5: Rules of Play
May 23, 2026