Quote:The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel this week approved a number of proposed college football rules changes for 2020, including a tweak to the targeting rule.
Beginning this season, players ejected for targeting will no longer be required to leave the bench area and can remain on the sideline with their teams. All other aspects of the targeting rule remain unchanged.
In addition, a two-minute guideline for instant replay reviews has been installed. Reviews are not required to be completed in two minutes, but simply “as efficiently as possible.”
Also, if time is put back on the clock at the end of a half due to a stoppage for replay review, the half is over if there are less than three seconds remaining. This rules tweak is apparently in response to the final play of the first half of the Iron Bowl, when Auburn kicked a field goal after one second was put back on the clock due to replay review (Auburn beat Alabama by three points in the game).
Duplicate numbers are now limited to two per roster, with the continued stipulation that players wearing the same number must play different positions and cannot be on the field at the same time. However, players are now permitted to wear jersey number zero.
Finally, game officials’ pre-game jurisdiction has been extended to 90 minutes prior to kickoff. Previously, officials had not authority prior to 60 minutes before kickoff,

(04-21-2020 03:39 PM)ValleyBoy Wrote:  Also, if time is put back on the clock at the end of a half due to a stoppage for replay review, the half is over if there are less than three seconds remaining.