Two Minute Timeout in College Football
Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2024 8:01 am
Those who saw the Georgia Tech-Florida State game or any of last night's games may have noticed this, but college football has a new rule this year that provides an automatic timeout at the two-minute mark of the second and fourth quarters (It's not called the two-minute warning.) This will help trailing teams in the fourth quarter. Already, the clock stays stopped on out-of-bounds plays in the last two minutes and stops until they set the chains after first downs.
One other rule change people may notice is that one player on each team can be wired with an in-game helmet radio to get play calls and instructions from the sidelines. During the Tech-FSU game, there were several shots of Tech QB Haynes King with his hands on the side of his helmet to hear better. The radio automatically shuts off with 15 seconds left on the play clock (or when the ball is snapped). That will reduce the need for running players in and out for play calls or holding up those oversized signs on the sideline.
This may help Temple tonight to mount a late comeback against Oklahoma.
One other rule change people may notice is that one player on each team can be wired with an in-game helmet radio to get play calls and instructions from the sidelines. During the Tech-FSU game, there were several shots of Tech QB Haynes King with his hands on the side of his helmet to hear better. The radio automatically shuts off with 15 seconds left on the play clock (or when the ball is snapped). That will reduce the need for running players in and out for play calls or holding up those oversized signs on the sideline.
This may help Temple tonight to mount a late comeback against Oklahoma.
--Bob (who thinks there's no sense in being only halfway optimistic)