The 2023 college football season is just weeks away.
The year ahead could be transformative for the sport, with conference movement, the transfer portal, and NIL deals changing the nature of college football. But those are not the only changes coming to the game. When “Week 0” kicks off at the end of August, some new rules will be in effect for the college game.
So before things get going, we thought it made sense to run through the major new rules, to get ready for the season.
Here are the three rules under this category of changes.
With two minutes remaining in the second quarter, the clock will stop when the offense gains a first down. That will also apply in the final two minutes of the game.
This rule goes into immediate effect for Division 1 and Division 2 college football, and will be implemented at the Division 3 level for 2024.
Each team has three charged team timeouts during each half. However, no more than one charged team timeout is available per team, during each dead-ball period.
Starting in 2023, only the second or fourth quarters will be extended an additional, untimed down in the case of a penalty, an inadvertent whistle, or offsetting penalties. Should such a situation occur in the first or third quarter, the penalty will carry over to the next quarter, and the quarter will not be extended an additional down.
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The year ahead could be transformative for the sport, with conference movement, the transfer portal, and NIL deals changing the nature of college football. But those are not the only changes coming to the game. When “Week 0” kicks off at the end of August, some new rules will be in effect for the college game.
So before things get going, we thought it made sense to run through the major new rules, to get ready for the season.
New timing rules
Three of the six rule changes involve timing, the stoppage of play, and the flow of the game. The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel is looking to moderately reduce the number of plays over the course of a given game, and improve the flow and pace of play.Here are the three rules under this category of changes.
Stopping and starting the clock
Previously in college football, the game clock was stopped when the offense gained a first down. This rule has been changed for the 2023 season, and the clock will stop on an offensive first down only in the final two minutes of each half.With two minutes remaining in the second quarter, the clock will stop when the offense gains a first down. That will also apply in the final two minutes of the game.
This rule goes into immediate effect for Division 1 and Division 2 college football, and will be implemented at the Division 3 level for 2024.
Consecutive timeouts
Consecutive timeouts by a single team are no longer allowed during a dead-ball period.Each team has three charged team timeouts during each half. However, no more than one charged team timeout is available per team, during each dead-ball period.
Extension of quarters
Previously, any quarter would be extended an additional, untimed down if a penalty occurred on the final play of the quarter.Starting in 2023, only the second or fourth quarters will be extended an additional, untimed down in the case of a penalty, an inadvertent whistle, or offsetting penalties. Should such a situation occur in the first or third quarter, the penalty will carry over to the next quarter, and the quarter will not be extended an additional down.
Drone usage
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