College fans might not notice new first-down clock rule, but some coaches are wary of its effect
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August 23, 2023
The NCAA rule change that drew the most notice in the offseason might go mostly unnoticed by fans once the college football season is underway.
For the first season since 1967, the clock will continue to run, as it does in the NFL, when a team makes a first down on a play that ends inbounds rather than stopping until the chains are set and the referee signals ready for play. The exception is during the last two minutes of the second and fourth quarters.
The primary rationale for the change was to cut the number of plays to reduce players' potential injury exposures, national supervisor of offi...
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