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NCAA changes how video review of targeting will work for 2019 season

It will now be harder for officials to enforce the targeting penalty and eject a player from the game.
Credit: (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Referee Michael Roche looks at a video monitor during the second half of the American Athletic Conference championship NCAA college football game between Central Florida and Memphis, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — The NCAA released a video on Thursday explaining a big change in officiating for the 2019 season. Specifically, regarding how video review of targeting calls will work. 

The video is narrated by Dean Blandino, the National Director of Instant Replay. Blandino walks viewers through how this new rule will work and shows some specific examples.

In the past, officials needed irrefutable video evidence to overturn a targeting call. Now there has to be irrefutable evidence to confirm the hit was indeed targeting. 

If targeting can not be confirmed, the player will not be ejected and a 15-yard penalty won't be enforced. 

This will undoubtedly lead to fewer ejections during the college football season. 

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