NCAA question on new clock rules, on the ready or snap???

[TXMike]

Originally Posted by BoBo

so short version- Runner goes out of bounds with 2:10 left.

Ball is spotted and the white hat winds the game clock.

Now we have a dead ball foul with 1:54 left on the clock.

Since the prior play was out of bounds do we now recognize that and start the game clock on the snap since we are now under 2 minutes??

The clock would start on the RFP. However, if the R deems that A false started deliberately in an attempt to consume time, he could have clock start on the snap. The score of the game, and time remaining, would be main factors in making that decision. In your play, A had managed to get 16 seconds off the game clock and by starting on the snap, they could get 25 more run off. That might not be fair to B. But if A was behnd, they gain nothing by consuming more time so starting on the RFP would be appropriate.