There have been attempts to shorten college football game times in 2024, with clock rule changes to be more in line with how the NFL — which plays at a much faster pace by comparison — does things.
However, there’s been a hangup that has prevented those changes from meaningfully increasing the pace of play, and that’s a high number of video reviews from officials that many believe have become excessive.
[autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] is seemingly among that crowd. Asked about his views on the number of replays, he said on Thursday that he thinks official reviews should be limited to scoring plays and plays that result in a change of possession. Kelly said that everything else should require a coach’s challenge.
“I’ve gone on record… I believe that you should replay scoring plays and change of possession, and I think the coaches should have a challenge,” he said. “They keep the challenge if it’s successful, they lose the challenge if it’s not. I think that streamlines the game. I think it then goes to critical decisions in the game. Other than that, I think we’re wasting time with all the replays.”
The pace of the game is certainly a major concern right now, but it has to be balanced with getting the calls right on the field. It seems we’re still trying to figure out how best to strike that balance.
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