The most obvious changes to college football in the 2024 season are the expansion of the College Football Playoff to 12 teams from four and the new-look, post-Pac-12 super conferences.
When the Week 0 games kick off starting this weekend, other changes will be more subtle, but they will be there.
The one fans are most likely to notice is the addition of a two-minute warning, a staple in the NFL but something new to college football.
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Other changes are more technical, but inevitably someone will wonder, “Why is there a green dot on that man’s helmet?” while the more knowledgeable will wonder, “They’re doing that in college now?”
Here is a primer on the significant in-stadium rule changes for 2024.
Two-minute warning in college football?
These are coming to college football and they’ll look just like the NFL. With 2:00 to play if the clock is running and the play is over, or at next whistle after the 2:00 mark if a play is in progress, the clock will stop and there will be a media timeout.
What’s new with the horse collar tackle?
Until this year, the horse collar tackle was legal inside the tackle box. It isn’t any more. A horse collar anywhere on the field will be penalized 15 yards.
In-helmet communications
Here is another rule change NFL fans will recognize. Coaches can now talk with players on the field through a radio built into the players’ helmets. Players with a radio helmet will have a green dot on it and only one green dot can be on the field at a time. Realistically, that will be a quarterback on offense and more often than not a linebacker on defense.
The radio will be turned off with 15 seconds left on the play clock. It will be turned off on kickoffs, when multiple players on the same team with green dots are allowed on…
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Author : The El Paso Times
Publish date : 2024-08-25 16:19:12
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