A new college football season brings CFP tweaks, new rules and jersey patches among the changes
Summary
The new college football season features changes to the College Football Playoff system, including automatic playoff spots for conference champions and Notre Dame if ranked in the top 12. There are also new rules that reduce penalties for targeting fouls and allow teams to attempt field goals after fair catches.Key Facts
- The College Football Playoff (CFP) now gives automatic bids to champions of the Big Ten, SEC, ACC, and Big 12 conferences.
- The highest-ranked team from the Group of Six conferences also earns a playoff spot, regardless of conference championship status.
- Notre Dame will automatically enter the playoffs if it finishes in the CFP top 12 rankings.
- The playoff bracket consists of 12 teams: 5 automatic bids plus 7 highest-ranked teams regardless of conference.
- Targeting penalties are less severe: the first targeting penalty no longer causes a game suspension, and suspensions increase only after multiple offenses.
- A new rule lets teams attempt a field goal after a fair catch without a tee, either by drop kick or holder.
- Offensive pass interference penalties have been reduced from 15 yards to 10 yards.
- Discussions are ongoing about expanding the playoff to 16 or 24 teams.
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