Transcript NCAA FOOTBALL RULES CHANGES FOR 2011

NCAA FOOTBALL RULES
CHANGES FOR 2013
Rogers Redding
Secretary-Rules Editor
National Coordinator of Officials
CHANGES FOR 2013
Outline
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Targeting Fouls: Automatic Disqualification
Blocking Below the Waist: Much Simpler!
Helmets Coming Off: Stay In With Timeout
Injury: 10-Second Runoff Option
Minimum Time to Spike for Another Play
CHANGES FOR 2013
Outline (Cont.)
• Helping Ball Carrier: Eliminate “Push” and
“Charge Into”
• Uniforms: Player Who Changes Jerseys Must
Report to the Referee
• Players At Same Position: Not Wear Same
Number
• Numerals: Clearly Contrast With Jersey
• Pylons: Team/Conference/Manufacturer
Logos Are OK
TARGETING FOULS
AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION
Targeting With Crown of Helmet (9-1-3)
Targeting To Head/Neck of Defenseless Player
(9-1-4)
• Automatic Disqualification
– Instant Replay May Review
• FOUL Has Not Changed
– What Was Targeting In 2012 Remains Targeting In
2013
– Defenseless Player Definition Expanded
TARGETING FOULS
AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION
PENALTY
• First Half: Disqualified for the Game
• Second Half: Disqualified for the Game PLUS
First Half of Next Game
• Same as Penalty for Fighting
TARGETING FOULS
AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION
DEFENSELESS PLAYER (2-27-14)
• Player In The Act Of Or Just After Throwing A Pass.
• Receiver Attempting To Catch A Pass, Or One Who
Has Completed A Catch And Has Not Had Time To
Protect Himself Or Has Not Clearly Become A Ball
Carrier.
• Kicker In The Act Of Or Just After Kicking A Ball, Or
During The Kick Or The Return.
• Kick Returner Attempting To Catch Or Recover A
Kick.
TARGETING FOULS
AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION
DEFENSELESS PLAYER (Cont.)
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Player On The Ground.
Player Obviously Out Of The Play.
Player Who Receives A Blind-Side Block.
Ball Carrier Already In The Grasp Of An
Opponent And Whose Forward Progress Has
Been Stopped.
• Quarterback Any Time After A Change Of
Possession.
TARGETING FOULS
AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION
INSTANT REPLAY REVIEW
Instant Replay Official May Overturn The EJECTION
ONLY If Video Review CLEARLY Shows That:
• Contact Was Not With the Crown (9-1-3)
• Contact Was Not to the Head or Neck Area (9-14)
IR Will NOT Second-Guess “Targeting”
TARGETING FOULS
AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION
POSTGAME REVIEW: NON-IR GAMES
For Second-Half Fouls, Teams May Request That
The National Coordinator Conduct A Postgame
Review Regarding The Player’s Participation In
The Next Game.
BLOCKING BELOW THE WAIST
TEAM A
Low-Blocking Zone: Seven Yards From The
Snapper, Five Yards Beyond Neutral Zone, And
Back To The End Line.
• Linemen In This Zone And Stationary Backs
Inside The Tackle Box And Inside The Second
Lineman May Block Below The Waist Inside
The Zone Until The Ball Has Left The Zone
“Inside” => At Least Partially Inside
BLOCKING BELOW THE WAIST
TEAM A (Cont.)
• Players Outside The Zone, And All Players After
The Ball Has Left The Zone, May Legally Block
Below The Waist From The Front (“10 O’clock To
2 O’clock”).
• After The Ball Has Left The Zone No Player May
Block Below The Waist Toward His Own End
Line.
• Restricted Players May Not Block Below Waist
(“Crackback”) Toward Original Position of the
Ball.
BLOCKING BELOW THE WAIST
TEAM B
• Team B Players May Block Below The Waist
Only Within The Band Five Yards On Either
Side Of The Line Of Scrimmage.
• They May NOT Block Below The Waist:
– Against An Opponent In Position To
Receive A Backward Pass.
– Against An Eligible Receiver Beyond The
Neutral Zone Unless Attempting To Get To
The Ball Or The Ball Carrier.
BLOCKING BELOW THE WAIST
ALL PLAYERS
May Not Block Below The Waist
• During A Free Or Scrimmage Kick Down
• After A Change Of Team Possession
BLOCKING BELOW THE WAIST
• FORGET: “Adjacent Sideline”!
• FORGET: “North-South Line”!
• FORGET: Mapping A Player Back To His Position
At The Snap!
• REMEMBER: Low-Blocking Zone and Who May
Legally Block Low There
• REMEMBER: Legal From The Front (10-to-2)
• REMEMBER: Not Toward Own End Line
• REMEMBER: Crackback Is Illegal
BLOCKING BELOW THE WAIST
Notes For Team A
• Restrictions on Players’ Alignment Is The
Same As Last Year.
• Once The Ball Has Left The Low-Blocking
Zone, All Team A Players Are Under The Same
Rules.
• When In Question: The Ball Has NOT Left The
Low-Blocking Zone.
CLOCK-RELATED CHANGES
• Helmet Off: Timeout Option To Keep Player
In The Game
• Injury Timeout: 10-Second Runoff In Last
Minute Of Half
– Play Clock: 40 For Defense, 25 For Offense
• Minimum Time To Spike The Ball For Another
Play: 3 Seconds
UNIFORM AND FIELD
• Player Who Enters Game With A New
Number Must Report To The Referee
• Two Players Playing The Same Position May
Not Wear The Same Number
• Numerals Must Clearly Contrast With The
Jersey
• Pylons: Logos Are OK (3-Inch Limit)
• Towels: White Only—4” X 12” to 6” X 12”
POSTSCRIMMAGE KICK
ENFORCEMENT
• PSK Applies To Most Team B Fouls After The
Ball Is Kicked.
– Not Roughing/Running Into The Kicker (Still PS
Enforcement)
– Not Leaping The Shield (Still PS Enforcement)
• No 3-Yards Downfield Requirement
UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT
• Now Includes After-Action Personal Fouls
(“Chicken-Fighting,” Mutual Pushing-Shoving,
Etc.)
• These Are Counted In The Two UNS That Lead
To Automatic Disqualification.