US EditionNCAA panel gives final OK to rule designed to discourage football players from faking injuries
- The NCAA panel approved a rule targeting players who fake injuries to manipulate game flow.
- Teams feigned injuries to stop the clock, slow offenses, or gain extra timeouts.
- The new rule penalizes teams when medical staff evaluate an injured player after the ball is ready.
- Teams without timeouts face a 5-yard delay-of-game penalty; Steve Shaw created a video.
- This rule change intends to curb injury faking and maintain game integrity during the season.
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NCAA changes rules on injury timeouts in football
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — In an attempt to reduce the number of fake injury timeouts that slow the game and attempt to break the opposition's momentum, the NCAA has changed its rules for injury timeouts in college football beginning with the upcoming football season. According to a release by the NCAA, the new rule came after many in the college football community raised concerns about the strategy that some players may use of faking an injury t…
Panel gives final OK to rule designed to discourage football players from faking injuries
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel gave final approval to a rule designed to discourage football players from faking injuries to stop the game clock, the NCAA announced Thursday.
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