NCAA Flag Football Index to Editorial Changes
SIGNIFICANT EDITORIAL CHANGES FOR 2025
| Rule | Change |
|---|---|
| 1.3.1.a-h | Updated ball specifications and requirement for each team to provide at least one legal ball. |
| 1.4.1.b.1.h | Included eyewear as a component of the uniform. |
| 2.2.1 | Redefined the term blocking to be called screen blocking. |
| 2.5.1 | Removed definition of flag belt and apparatus as it is already defined in rule 1.4.4. |
| 2.5.1.d | Added rule for clarification related to player eligibility throughout the down when their flag(s) become detached. |
| 2.15.1.a & c | Clarified the definition of the neutral zone and added the requirement that any neutral zone markers are required to be off the field. |
| 5.1.3b | Clarified that forward progress is when the ball has reached any line and not crossed. |
| 6.2.3 | Added penalty enforcement that has been common to the game. |
| 6.5.2 | Clarified the rule and penalty enforcement that has been common to the game. |
| 7.4.8.c | Added note clarifying illegal contact prior to pass (see 9.4.2). |
| 8.2.1.a | Clarified a touchdown is scored when it breaks the “vertical” plane of the goal line. |
| 8.3.2.b | Clarified ball placement during a try. |
| 9.1.8 | Clarified hurdling rule. |
| 9.2.4 | Clarified penalty enforcement. |
| 9.3 | Removed screening actions from rules 9.1.8-12 and created new section. Also changed the penalty from 10-yards to 5-yards. |
| 10.2.2.b | Clarified enforcement of fouls behind the previous spot. |