Rule changes needed: Suggestions?

Originally posted by Texas Aggie
Sounds like a lot of the suggested changes are already in the NCAA book, so why not just have your state adopt NCAA football rules with a few HS specific exceptions like Texas does? It will make things easier for officials all over the country that work both HS and college, and in my view, promote a more consistent game.

To me, Fed football rules (taken as a whole) aren't really necessary. The NCAA rules work fine for HS, and unlike some other sports, they aren't necessarily written for just college level athletes. In basketball, for example, state associations need to stick with Fed since NCAA has different rules for men and women, and Fed likely doesn't want that (and neither do most HS officials). Further, in basketball, it isn't unusual for teams to travel to other states to play tournaments and they need to expect consistentcy in the rules. In football, that doesn't happen with regularity. If there were NOBODY using NCAA rules for HS, that might prompt a "hold the phone; let's think about this" type attitude, but Texas has been using college rules since my Dad started officiating in the 1950's without problem.

I agree with you but the NFHS has become a big business and isn't going away anytime soon