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Yahoo
4 days ago
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Crackdown on players faking injuries, tweak to video review verbiage among changes in college game
Officials will be cracking down on college football players who feign injuries, the number of overtime timeouts will be reduced and referees will use different verbiage when announcing the results of video reviews. Those are among the changes for the 2025 season, the National Football Foundation announced Wednesday in its annual summary of rules changes. Combatting the practice of players faking injuries to stop the game clock was an offseason priority for the NCAA Football Rules Committee. Beginning this season, if a player on the field presents as injured after the ball is spotted for the next play, that player's team will be charged a timeout. If the team does not have timeouts remaining, a 5-yard delay-of-game penalty will be assessed. The player also must remain out of the game for at least one down, even if that team is granted a timeout, and may not return until receiving the approval of a medical professional. Feigning injuries, sometimes at the coach's instruction, has concerned the rules committee in recent years. It's a tactic defenses use to slow down tempo offenses or as a way for an offense to avoid a delay-of-game penalty or get an extra timeout. In overtime, each team will continue to be allowed one timeout in both the first and second extra periods. After the first two overtime periods, each team will be allowed only one timeout for the remainder of the game. Previously, a team was allowed one timeout in each overtime period regardless of how many were required to decide a winner. After video reviews, if the ruling on the field is not overturned, referees will announce that the call is 'upheld.' Previously the referee would say the call is 'confirmed' if video showed the call was correct or 'stands' if there was no clear and obvious evidence to overturn the ruling. If the call is changed following the review, the referee will describe the reason. Some other changes: — On kick returns, if any player on the receiving team holds out his arms to make a 'T' signal during the kick, the team gives up its right to make a return and the play will be whistled dead. — Any defensive player within 1 yard of the line of scrimmage (stationary or not) may not make quick and abrupt or exaggerated actions that simulate action at the snap in an obvious attempt to make the offense commit a penalty. The offense will be held to the same standard as any pre-snap movement that simulates action at the snap is a foul on the offense for a false start. — The defense may not have more than 11 players on the field when the ball is snapped. The infraction is treated as a live-ball foul and is a 5-yard penalty. If this occurs after the two-minute timeout in either half, the offense will have the option to reset the game clock back to the time displayed at the snap. The game clock will then restart on the next snap. — Coach-to-player communications through the helmet will be allowed in the Football Championship Subdivision. — A player attempting to recover a loose ball is added to the list of defenseless players. — All forms of gun violence are not permitted and simulating the firing of a weapon is an automatic unsportsmanlike foul. This year, if a player simulates the act of brandishing a weapon, it is considered an unsportsmanlike act. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college football: and
Belfast Telegraph
06-08-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Why FRC's constant tinkering with rules in pursuit of perfect game runs risk of sending Gaelic football backwards
The Football Rules Committee made bold, drastic and brave changes to Gaelic football in the 2025 season and, on reflection, you have to say that it can be considered a success overall. The game was borderline unwatchable in 2024, and with several tweaks made, they brought out the best in the sport, encouraging attackers to attack and defenders to defend one-on-one – all of which led to a much more exciting spectacle to watch.
The 42
17-06-2025
- Sport
- The 42
New kickout mark penalty to apply in this weekend's inter-county senior games
THE GAA'S CENTRAL Council has changed the penalty for a foul on a player who catches a mark from a kickout, following a proposal from the Football Rules Committee [FRC]. The punishment has been changed from a 50m advanced free to a free on the spot where the foul occurs. A GAA statement on Saturday confirmed the FRC had proposed the adjustment and The 42 understands it has been passed and comes into play for this weekend's inter-county senior championship games. Kerry v Cavan, Dublin v Cork, Down v Galway and Donegal v Louth are the All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-finals down for decision, with defending champions Armagh, Tyrone, Monaghan and Meath waiting in the last eight. Advertisement Kildare and Fermanagh, and Wicklow and Limerick, face off in the Tailteann Cup semi-finals. Check out the latest episode of The42′s GAA Weekly podcast here
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
NCAA changes rules on injury timeouts in football
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — In an attempt to reduce the number of fake injury timeouts that slow the game and attempt to break the opposition's momentum, the NCAA has changed its rules for injury timeouts in college football beginning with the upcoming football season. According to a release by the NCAA, the new rule came after many in the college football community raised concerns about the strategy that some players may use of faking an injury to stop the game and avoiding using an allotted timeout. 'College GameDay' analyst to retire after nearly 40 years Under the new rule, if medical personnel enter the field to evaluate an injured player after the ball is spotted by the officiating crew for the next play, the player's team will be charged a timeout. If the team doesn't have a time out, they will instead be assessed a 5-yard delay-of-game penalty. The NCAA added that if it is determined that a play has faked an injury to manipulate the rules, the offending team's conference will be notified and the conference office will be in charge of handing down any possible disciplinary actions that could be taken. The topic is one the NCAA has discussed in recent years. Before the 2021 season, a framework was added to allow a school or conference to request a postgame video review by NCAA officials over questionable actions involving injuries. With the new rule, the NCAA said it is being implemented for the upcoming season to provide an in-game mechanism to dissuade players from faking injuries because Football Rules Committee members are concerned the action negatively impacts the overall perception of the sport. In addition to the new rule, there has also been a change to overtime timeouts. To keep the game moving, the NCAA now says if a game reaches third overtime, each team will have one timeout beginning with the third overtime until a winner is determined. Previously, teams were given one timeout for each overtime period. At the start of third overtime, teams alternate 2-point plays until a winner is decided. Report: Quarterback Nico Iamaleava to transfer to UCLA Although the NCAA did not attribute the change to any particular reason, the change does come after there have been several games with extensive overtimes in the last few years. Last season, Georgia and Georgia Tech's matchup ended in the eighth overtime, and in 2022, Eastern Kentucky and Bowling Green went into seven overtimes. The record for the most overtimes in NCAA history is held by Illinois and Penn State, who reached the nine-overtime mark on October 23, 2021. The NCAA's panel did change a few additional rules. The full list can be found on the NCAA's website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
