TCU vs Baylor ending

[jra104]

WIth 16 seconds TCU runs on the FG team, had Baylor wanted to sub with a block package would the officials held the snap to allow the defense to matchup and basically allowing the game clock to run out before the kick could be attempted?

[ElvisLives]

No. Defensive teams are expected to anticipate probable field goal attempts, whether that is 4th down, or a down during a time-critical situation. If they need to sub, they need to do so in the same time frame as any offensive subs.
This direction from ‘above’ came about as a direct result of defensive teams abusing the substitution rule, by taking their time to make substitutions, to have the clock expire while they were making their subs, denying the offense the opportunity to kick a field goal.
In the same amount of time as it takes the offense to run in their FG team, the defense is expected to make any substitutions they may want to make.

[jra104]

Cool, thanks for explanation.  Filing that in back of the memory banks. 

[Hondo]

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