Play clock and game clock ar the same.

[jchamp]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I have never had this happen to us before at any level, but it happened Friday in our game.

In the 4th quarter we had a first down and the game clock stopped right at 25.0 seconds left in the game. My question is, does the team have to run a play when we start the clock again or do we have a penalty when the clock runs out for a delay of game if the ball is not snapped? This was a very small debate and no one said anything, but I was just wondering.

Peace

Looking at 3-6-2, (NFHS) the rule states that it is a foul if the offense fails to put the ball into play "within 25 seconds". Mathematically, this sounds like the offense has "less than 25 seconds", not "less than or equal to 25 seconds".

I don't think anyone would really fight one ruling or the other, as long as you haven't been lax on the play clock so far that day. My crew chief probably wouldn't require a snap, especially if it's the end of a game and a 9 or more point score differential.