Can the NCAA and/or its outside counsel draft a memo worth a damn? (m)
Posted on September 8, 2026 at 08:44:09 PM by suede
How would you parse the memo below?
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Recognizing that replay technology and available broadcast resources may vary among institutions, conferences, and game sites, it is necessary to establish a standard timing
protocol that ensures consistency in the administration of all college football games.
The official time for all college football games is the time displayed on the in-stadium game clock. If the stadium clock becomes inoperable, the official time will be
maintained on the field by a designated game official. When a replay review requires time to be restored or otherwise adjusted, [B]the replay official's decision will be based on the embedded game clock contained within the program feed.[/B]
If the broadcaster is unable to provide an embedded game clock, the replay official will use the game-clock graphic displayed as part of the broadcast feed. Moving forward, this timing protocol should be followed consistently at all institutions
and game sites.
To further clarify, the Secretary-Rules Editor, Matt Young has approved the following rules interpretation:
PLAY. 3/4 @ B-40. Team B leads by a score of 14-10 with o:07 remaining in the game. A12's desperation pass to A88 is incomplete in Team B's endzone. The stadium clock reads 0:00 when the ball becomes dead. The ruling on the field is time has expired.
RULING: The period, and thus the game, is officially over only when declared so by the referee. Before the period is declared to be over, the instant replay official may initiate a review when there is reasonable evidence to believe an error was made in the initial on-field ruling. The replay official may only restore time when there is clear and obvious video evidence that time should have remained on the game clock when the bal became dead. By interpretation, "game clock" means the visible stadium clock. Further to be considered by the instant replay official, the game clock must be embedded in instant replay's program feed or the game clock graphic when accurately displayed as part of the broadcast feed. In contests played without instant replay, the referee shall declare the game over. (3-2-1-a, 3-2-4-a, 12-1-3, 12-3-6-b, 12-3-6-d-1, 12-5-1-a-1, 2, and 3)
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Can the NCAA and/or its outside counsel draft a memo worth a damn? (m)
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September 8, 2026 at 08:44:09 PM
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