U Sports chief executive officer Pierre Arsenault says Canadian universities have the luxury of time to decide how they’ll tackle impending change in the country’s football landscape.

On Monday, CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston unveiled significant changes it will make over the next two years. In 2026, the league will eliminate single points from missed field goals, punts and kickoffs that clear the end zone — either through the air or on a bounce — while instituting a 35-second playclock and having teams’ benches on either side of the field at all venues.

But the most significant changes come in 2027, when the CFL will modify its fields. They’ll be reduced from 110 yards to 100 yards, end zones will go from 20 yards to 15 yard and goalposts will be moved from the goal-line to the back

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