college game clock

[cdoug]

What was the previous one? I was just a fan then and always remember it starting on the snap once OOB. (But maybe at that point I wasn't paying close enough attention to what was going on.)

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by cdoug

What was the previous one? I was just a fan then and always remember it starting on the snap once OOB. (But maybe at that point I wasn't paying close enough attention to what was going on.)

I do not remember all the elements, but the clock ran drastically at times like change of possession. I am sure someone remembers all the details, but coaches hated it and the next year the rule changed to what it is now. And if you were a fan and you listened to the announcers, this was a constant topic of conversation.

Peace

[insatty]

With exception of less than two minutes remaining in second and fourth quarters, the game clock starts on the ready when the ball is carried, passed backwards, or fumbled out of bounds. Rule 3-3-e-3.

[refbuz]

Originally Posted by cdoug

What was the previous one? I was just a fan then and always remember it starting on the snap once OOB. (But maybe at that point I wasn't paying close enough attention to what was going on.)

The clock is only a "normal" football clock in the last 2 minutes of each half. They pretty much adopted the NFL clock to keep the games around 3 hours. I think that it has something to do with this fad they call TV.

The only time that the clock starts on the snap outside of the last 2 minutes of the HALF is a Change of Possession, incomplete pass or a time out. If a player runs out of bounds prior to the last 2 minutes of the half, the clock starts on the ready.

[Theisey]

Originally Posted by refbuz

The clock is only a "normal" football clock in the last 2 minutes of each half. They pretty much adopted the NFL clock to keep the games around 3 hours. I think that it has something to do with this fad they call TV.

The only time that the clock starts on the snap outside of the last 2 minutes of the HALF is a Change of Possession, incomplete pass or a time out. If a player runs out of bounds prior to the last 2 minutes of the half, the clock starts on the ready.

There are really a few more for your outside of the last 2 minutes.
.. such as after any legal kick (there doesn't have to be a change of
possession at the end of this down).
.. after a delay of game..
.. if the play clock get interrupted for whatever reason.
.. start of 2nd or 4th Q (I guess that's too obvious)
.. play ends in the EZ and there is a penalty
.. injury timeout
.. TV timeout

[Reffing Rev.]

And don't forget the TV clock is NOT the game clock. Sometimes you'll see them run off a few extra seconds here and there to catch up to the game clock.