Question for line judges

[ljudge]

I'm no longer a LJ and only did it once when I worked that position. But, now in my new crew I have the LJ keep the clock. We decided to do that last year after the scoreboard malfunctioned during a varsity game. We know approximately how much time was on the clock but weren't exactly sure. Luckily it was a digital clock and it came back online 30 seconds later with the time unchanged. After that we decided to keep the time on the field as a backup.

[Jim D]

In a five man crew the BJ is responsible for keeping the game time if the clock goes out. It's not worth the effort to keep it on the field if the clock is working - it's too distracting. It is important to be aware of the game time so if there is a problem, you have some idea of the approximate time.

[MJT]

You probalby have an approximate time, but the stat guys often will have down the time each play was ran, so could give you the time of the previous play.