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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

NCAA adopts too-many-men limiting rule

The NCAA adopted a limiting rule in response to the too-many-players penalty in the Oregon-The Ohio State game. It creates a unique penalty for too many players "actively participat[ing] in a down," giving the offense five yards and the option of having the game clock reset to the time at the snap.

This differs from the NFL's solution. This is is not a dead-ball infraction; the teams must run the play against the extra defenders. But the clock reset leaves the teams in the same place, eliminating the perverse incentive for the defense by eliminating any benefit on the play.

Posted by Howard Wasserman on October 16, 2024 at 10:30 PM in Howard Wasserman, Sports | Permalink

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