
March 1 – The Sun Belt Conference released its 2022 football schedule.Illegal touching (intentional) of a forward pass by an ineligible receiver now includes a loss of down penalty in addition to the yardage (5-yards).Uniform rules were changed to require the sock/leg covering to go from the shoe to the bottom of the pants, similar to the NFL rule.Defensive players who commit unsportsmanlike conduct penalties during a pass or run play will have the 15-yard penalty enforced from the end of the run/pass like a personal foul penalty.This rule has informally been referred to as the " Kenny Pickett Rule". Codifying the rule change made shortly after the 2021 ACC Championship Game, ball carriers who simulate a feet-first slide will be declared down at that spot.Previously automatic first downs on defensive holding were awarded if the quarterback attempted a pass. Defensive holding will remain a 10-yard penalty but will now always carry an automatic first down.The penalty for players who commit illegal blocks or contact after a signal for a fair catch is changed from 15-yards to 10-yards, and is no longer considered a personal foul.Blocks below the waist outside of the tackle box are not allowed. Blocking below the waist will only be permitted inside the tackle box by linemen and stationary backs.Injury timeouts awarded due to "deceptive actions" during a game will also be able to be reviewed by the National Coordinator of Officials to determine what sanctions, if any, against teams who use this tactic, enforced at the conference or school level.In games featuring instant replay, when players are disqualified for a targeting call in the second half or in overtime (which requires a carryover penalty of sitting out the first half of the next scheduled game), an appeal process will be available to allow the National Coordinator of Officials to review tapes of the targeting penalty for consideration of not requiring the player to sit out the first half of the following game.The following rule changes were approved by the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel for the 2022 season.

This was the ninth season of the College Football Playoff (CFP) system. It was the first time in the College Football Playoff era that a team won back-to-back championships. The Georgia Bulldogs successfully defended their national championship when they defeated the TCU Horned Frogs, 65–7. The postseason began on December 16, and, aside from any all-star games that are scheduled, ended on January 9, 2023, with the College Football Playoff National Championship at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The regular season began on August 27 and ended on December 10. The 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the 153rd season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at its highest level of competition, the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).
