Coaches Challenge in College Football

[longhorn_22]

The NCAA keeps inching closer to adopting an instant replay system for college football that parallels what the NFL has done to incorporate technology into the game.

College football coaches will now be allowed to challenge one ruling a game by officials and have it reviewed by instant replay, provided the team has an available timeout.

College coaches from around the country have called for the NCAA to completely adopt the NFL instant replay system, which allows NFL coaches to challenge as many as two plays a game but lose a timeout when the original ruling is upheld.

Under a proposal approved Tuesday by the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel, if a coach's challenge is successful, no timeout will be charged.

The NCAA has allowed the use of replays at all schools and conferences, and nine of the 11 Division I-A conferences used some form of replay.

College football introduced instant replays four years ago when the Big Ten was the first conference that allowed its coaches to challenge an official's ruling on the field. In 2005, replay had been adopted by all conferences.

Before adjusting to this new rule, which was proposed by the Football Rules Committee, only the replay official sitting in a booth above the field of play could request to review plays.

With the change, plays involving a sideline, goal line or end line are now reviewable.

Judgement calls such as holding, pass interference and intentional grounding aren't reviewable.

The panel also approved a revision of the rule on the length of halftime in football games.

The recommended time is 20 minutes, but it may be lengthened or shortened with the consent of both schools.

[grizzh8r]

Shoulda put an undecided option in the poll. I can't decide....

[longhorn_22]

Shoulda put an undecided option in the poll. I can't decide....

Then just post if you can't decide. It will make for better discussion!