College Football:Changes for the 2007-08 Season
Writing by admin on Tuesday, 14 of August , 2007 at 5:50 pm
If you’ve got a NCAA football rulebook from last season, you either need to throw it out and pick up a new guide or write in some changes.
College football went back in time to improve the game during the offseason. The NCAA officials decided to revert to old 2005 rules regarding a few time-clock stipulations. The first change made will see the clock stopped on possession changes, once again. Secondly, on kickoffs, the clock will not start until the receiving team has taken possession of the ball.
According to the NCAA, when these two rules were changed in 2005 it resulted in 14 fewer plays per game. This wasn’t taken to kindly by college football coaches who found it difficult to manage the clock late in games, especially when trailing. Another rule change brought in this season will see kickoffs made from the 30-yard line instead of the 35. This is expected to result in more returns, and hopefully more exciting special-teams plays.
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