New NCAA Rules On Eye Black, Wedge Blocking, Taunting

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Re: New NCAA Rules On Eye Black, Wedge Blocking, Taunting

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"A wedge is defined in the NCAA Football Rules Book as two or more players aligned shoulder to shoulder within two yards of each other. Two player wedges remain legal; the formation of three or more players in a wedge is now a foul that would result in a 15-yard penalty."

If 3 or more defenders are converging on the ball carrier and are close together (within 2 yards of each other), will this new rule allow the return team to block them without the 3 blockers being so close that it's deemed to be an illegal wedge?
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