NCAA Substitution?

[canuckrefguy]

As far as I know, the limitation only applies to the last minute of the game.

From the NCAA 2002-03 Rules Changes bulletin:

Rule 5-9.10: Substitution shall not be allowed when an official stops the game clock after a successful field goal in the last 59.9 seconds of the second half or the last 59.9 seconds of any extra period when an administrative mistake or inadvertent whistle occurs. Rationale: By rule, substitutions were allowed in these infrequent situations in previous years, which the committee felt was not fair.

In your case, from what I can see, because the official blew his whistle after the ball rolled away, subs are allowed, and would continue to be okay. I think it would be the same even if it did occur with less than 1:00 to go, as this is not an inadvertent whistle or an administrative error situation. Subs are allowed during a dead ball. The ball is dead when an official blows his whistle.

[Edited by canuckrefguy on Jan 19th, 2003 at 12:24 AM]