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Football Officiating => NCAA Discussion => Topic started by: DJW201 on June 04, 2015, 07:45:20 AM

Title: Illegal Equipment
Post by: DJW201 on June 04, 2015, 07:45:20 AM
I have some question about the new enforcement for mandatory/illegal equipment, and I would appreciate any input.  Under 3-3-2d, an official stops the game clock for a violation of the mandatory/illegal equipment rule, which now only results in removing the offending player from the game for one play unless a time out is taken.  The game clock then is started on the snap under 3-3-2d.

If this occurs during the last minute of a half (e.g., the punter has his mouthpiece stuck in his helmet for all the world to see and an official stops the clock), why is this not a potential 10-second runoff situation if the clock was running and no time out is taken?  In the past, a time out or DOG foul would have occurred, so the current wording of the 10-second runoff rule would have covered it.
Title: Re: Illegal Equipment
Post by: bossman72 on June 04, 2015, 12:49:17 PM
I have some question about the new enforcement for mandatory/illegal equipment, and I would appreciate any input.  Under 3-3-2d, an official stops the game clock for a violation of the mandatory/illegal equipment rule, which now only results in removing the offending player from the game for one play unless a time out is taken.  The game clock then is started on the snap under 3-3-2d.

If this occurs during the last minute of a half (e.g., the punter has his mouthpiece stuck in his helmet for all the world to see and an official stops the clock), why is this not a potential 10-second runoff situation if the clock was running and no time out is taken?  In the past, a time out or DOG foul would have occurred, so the current wording of the 10-second runoff rule would have covered it.

Technically I think you're right - this should be a runoff.  However, I don't think any official in their right mind would stop the game for this in the real world.
Title: Re: Illegal Equipment
Post by: dvasques on June 04, 2015, 01:29:17 PM
is the equipment thing considered a foul? or a violation?
shouldn't be a runnof if it's a violation, right?
Title: Re: Illegal Equipment
Post by: fencewire on June 04, 2015, 11:09:13 PM
What mouthpiece, I didn't see a mouthpiece...