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Social media reacts to significant new college football rules

The sign stealing era could be over in college football.

In-helmet communication appears on the verge of coming to college football. That along with a couple of significant, game-changing rules reportedly are now set to come to the game in the near future.

Three proposed rules changes are under consideration.

The first is the addition of in-helmet communication, presumably between the quarterback and head coach. Unequivocally, the rule is a huge win for the sport, and one that can limit the prevalence of sign stealing in college football. There is no clear downside to the move except to defensive play callers who steal signs.

The second is the addition of sideline tablets on which players can re-watch game video from the current game. That could certainly help with in-game adjustments, and could help both sides of the football in the strategic chess match.

The third is the addition of a two-minute warning. Some are opposed to the two-minute time stoppage, but it feels like a seamless transition from the pro game to college for the rule for those who watch football at both levels.

Here’s how social media is reacting to the potential rules changes.

5 rule changes that you need to know about going into the 2023 football season

A number of rule changes have been implemented for the coming college football season. Here’s a refresher on what changed.

The world of college football is ever-changing, and each season it seems  there are new things that you need to remember. For instance, in the world of the transfer portal, it has almost become like NFL free agency with the way that you need to remind yourself which team each player is suited up for. In recent years, it’s even become a thing to remember which team plays in which conference, thanks to the recent wave of realignment.

This year, you should make note of several new rules as we get ready for the upcoming 2023 season. With an aim at shortening games and making things safer for players, a handful of regulations have been put into place for the college football season going forward.

Here are the most important rule changes that you need to know:

New clock rules are set to come to college football this fall

Lookout for changes to clock management this fall in college football. #GoBucks

It’s always a challenge keeping up with new rules that are put in place each college football offseason. Some have bigger impacts on the games than others (think kickoffs and targeting), while others are hardly noticeable.

Well, there’s another doozy that looks like it’s coming to college football this fall and it has to do with the clock. The Playing Rules Oversight Panel is set to approve three clock rules that will have a potentially significant impact on clock management according to CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd.

  1. The clock will no longer stop after first downs, except with under two minutes left in the half. As most know, the clock has always stopped after every first down to reset the chains.
  2. Teams will be unable to call consecutive timeouts. That means no more icing the kicker with three-straight timeouts, or waiting to see how a team lines up and calling another.
  3. Penalties that occur at the end of the first and third quarters will carry over into the next quarter rather than incurring an untimed down.

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At some point, you have to wonder when we’ll stop tweaking all of the clock rules, but it’s all to help speed up the game and more aligns with what the NFL does today. With these rules, you can almost bet on the games ending a little more quickly and the number of plays in a game diminishing a little bit.

I get it, but I don’t think I’ve ever said to myself, “Boy, I sure wish this college football game that I love so much would end sooner.” But hey, fewer plays and a speedier game probably means fewer injuries and all of that, so I guess it’s a fine balancing act.

Nonetheless, it looks like this is going to happen, so brace yourself now. We didn’t write the memo, we’re just reading it and informing you.

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Two rules that need to be adjusted for the 2022 season

These two rules need to be re-worked in college football.

The game of college football is one of the best atmospheres. The fans, the student sections, the electric entrances to the stadium.

There is so much to love about the game but there are a few parts of the game that make you scratch your head. We can all complain about officiating but it isn’t just one conference that is worse than another. It feels that way at times because more often than not the SEC has the national stage.

While there is no clearcut answer to fix officiating at the collegiate level, there are two areas of the game that I would like to be fixed immediately. Let’s start with the one rule that I think everyone can agree on.

Fix The Targeting Rule

Auburn Tigers safety Smoke Monday (21) reacts to being called for targeting at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. Georgia Bulldogs lead the Auburn Tigers 17-3 at halftime. Jake Crandall / USA TODAY NETWORK

The rule itself is a good one. Players should be penalized for targeting but there needs to be some modification. Any player that is confirmed by instant replay is ejected from the game. Regardless of the believed intent was there or not. The team is penalized 15 yards and they lose that player for the rest of the game. If the guilty player is ejected in the second half, they have to sit the first half of the next game.

I think that is a bit much. The suggestion here would be to have targeting penalties put into two categories, much as they do with flagrant fouls in basketball.

Targeting 1: The player is penalized for targeting but remains in the game.

Targeting 2: The player is immediately ejected from the game and sent to the sideline. This ruling would be for clear malicious intent based on instant replay.

That rule change is better for the game of football.

Next, a rule that needs an overhaul

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NCAA panel votes to change overtime rules

Overtime for college football will look different from now on.

If you don’t like how long college football games tend to go these days, some good news came down Thursday. The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel has voted to change the overtime rules, effective with the 2021 season. Teams now will have to attempt a two-point conversion beginning with the second overtime. Additionally, the two-point shootout, during which teams alternate two-point conversion attempts until a winner is determined, now will begin with the third overtime as opposed to the fifth.

The panel explained its ruling in an official NCAA release:

“This rules change is being made to limit the number of plays from scrimmage and bring the game to a quicker conclusion. Teams can still choose whether to kick the point after touchdown or run a two-point conversion play during the first overtime period.”

Among the other changes being made for the upcoming season are extending the sideline area to the 20-yard line and implementing several points of emphasis, including uniform rules, taunting and unsportsmanlike conduct penalties for coaches who enter the field or leave their team’s area to protest a call to officials.

Huge Step Taken for College Football’s Return for 2020

If you’re hoping for college football to be played in 2020 then you got some big-time good news as a huge hurdle was cleared on Thursday.

Mark your calendars for July 13.

The NCAA Football Oversight Committee today passed a recommendation that can formally begin working with their teams that day according to a Yahoo! Sports report.

The recommendation still needs approval by the NCAA’s Division I Council but that passing is reported by Yahoo! to essentially be a foregone conclusion.

Here’s how the schedule looks like it will break down and get college football started on time, at least for now:

July 13:  Coaches can work with their teams with strength workouts and film studies taking place. This date will come a week earlier for those teams participating in Week Zero this August.  This will be limited to eight hours a week.

July 24:  The eight hour limit would move to 20 hours a week for a two week period starting on this day.  This will be a new addition used to get players in playing shape for the season after spending the majority of spring and the early part of summer away.

August 7:  Training camp is allowed to begin.

August 29:  Week Zero kicks off as scheduled for seemingly all teams besides Notre Dame and Navy.

By no means does this guarantee anything in regards to the season being played as the situation remains plenty fluid but it is no question a huge step towards college football being played on time in 2020.

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