re: The "Let's erase 3 seconds" Rule. Why?

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It was not called correctly. There was not enough time to get any play off. They stood over the ball and incorrectly treated it as if they were returning from a timeout.

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Then why change the rule? the SEC explained the situation and rule this way:LINK /

According to Rule 12, Article 3, Section 6 — which centers around clock adjustment at the end of quarters — the officials went by the books.

“At the end of the 1st half in the Alabama vs Auburn game, during a play that resulted in a first down inbounds, the game clock went to 0:00. Replay stopped the game to review the clock. The decision from the Instant Replay Official was that video evidence showed there was 1 second on the clock when the player was down so the clock operator was instructed to put 1 second back on the game clock. The referee came back out to the line of scrimmage and informed both teams that the clock would start on the ready for play. The referee got back in position and blew his whistle and wound the clock. The snap was off before the clock went to 0:00.