Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

The rule for targeting has been controversial at best since its inception prior to the 2013 season and because of this the NCAA is tweaking the rule heading into the 2019 season. On Wednesday the NCAA announced in a release that “beginning in the fall in games using video review, instant replay officials will be directed to examine all aspects of the play and confirm the targeting foul when all elements of targeting are present. If any element of targeting cannot be confirmed, the replay official will overturn the targeting foul. There will not be an option for letting the call on the field “stand” during a targeting review — it must either be confirmed or overturned. Games using the halftime video review procedure will continue to use the current process.”