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NCAA Baseball Proposes Ball-Strike Challenges and Bat Sensors
Division I could adopt optional pitch challenges and in-game bat data while banning electronic offensive signals; oversight votes are scheduled for August.
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NCAA Division I Football Shifts Targeting Penalties to Repeat Offenses
The 2026 trial removes the automatic next-game half suspension after a first ejection but escalates consequences for second and third targeting calls.
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NCAA Hockey Will Require Cut-Resistant Gear in 2027–28
Division I men's and National Collegiate women's players will be required to use protection for vulnerable areas; Division III is still considering the proposal.
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NCAA Men’s Basketball Moves Backcourt Call to 19 on Shot Clock
The 2026–27 clarification accounts for tenths of a second; a second approved change prevents consecutive media timeouts without game time.
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NCAA Expands Men’s Lacrosse Video Review and Lengthens Overtime
Coaches gain three new grounds to challenge goals, officials receive broader head-contact review authority, and sudden-death periods grow from four minutes to 15.
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NCAA Soccer Gives Coaches 2 Video Challenges for 2026–27
Officials retain narrow review authority early and broader authority late only after a team has exhausted its challenges; goalkeeper possession also moves to eight seconds.