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The Clock Won't Stop After First Downs In College Football Games Anymore

by Larry Leo

April 21, 202325 Comments

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College football is about to get more interesting with this new rule, hmmm...per CBS Sports...

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The NCAA is expected to approve today rules changes proposed earlier this year that will allow the clock to run after first downs are achieved in all divisions except Division III, CBS Sports has learned. The clock will continue to stop after first downs during the final two minutes of each half.

The approval will come from the Playing Rules Oversight Panel (PROP) that annually vets rules changes as proposed by the NCAA Football Rules Committee, which made this recommendation in March.

Stopping the clock after first downs has been one of the rules that has differentiated college football from the NFL since 1968. Allowing the clock to run is expected to reduce the number of plays by an average of seven per game, according to Steve Shaw, secretary-editor of the rules committee.

(Barstool Sports)

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Teddy Ruxpin•34 months

They'll fill the saved time with more commercials.

3nOut•34 months

They’ll do everything but cut commercials to save time.

WhiteMandingo•34 months

This is in the attempt to keep games shorter so that you can keep the attention of stupid fricking millennials.

TaderSalad•34 months

Okay, Boomer

Sleepy_Tiger•34 months

Snowflakes ruin everything they touch...Everybody gets a trophy

427Nova•34 months

More time for commercials = money

Bayou•34 months

No like

gamecockman12•34 months

So stupid.

cypresstiger•34 months

Division III, which pushed back.
—see kids, if you stand up to a bully, most times he’ll back down

NPComb•34 months

I am in the minority. Stopped clock on 1st always gave me hope. I hated that the NFL wouldn't. Commercials made the games too long - Not 1st downs.

Uga Alum•34 months

Stupid.

Bayou•34 months

This changes strategy and the game itself.
Just leave it.

Lucky Loper•34 months

So you’re saying take the under.

ALhunter•34 months

Not sure the reason for the recommendation unless it came from broadcasters. TV timeouts on every change of possession, field goal, and touchdown add more time to the game than stopping the clock on first downs. Effectively just shortens the actual playtime.

roll to victory•34 months

How about a time limit on challenging penalties??

WinnaSez•34 months

What else can they do to turn college football into an NFL farm system??
Pay players, adopt all their rules. This just brings me down.

Bestbank Tiger•34 months

CBS games will still be 4 hours.

cajunmud•34 months

Less plays per game makes each play more valuable. So running a play every 5 seconds will probably be history. Good for Defense. Good for good OC's.

weremoose•34 months

Further hurts run first teams

RogerTempleton•34 months

Thank God.