Coach brings rules book on field - NCAA

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by teebob21

NCAA eliminated the runner's lane marking this year, and removed the rules that reference it. It used to be 12.2.8. If you can find it in the current book, you're welcome to post a cite...I've been through backwards and forwards and read the Interpretations document, and I don't think it's in there any more.

So, as a non-NCAA umpire, if there is no running lane and therefore no running lane INT rule; why is there a question, let alone a protest?
Any runner hit by a thrown ball anywhere, not intentional, is just that. DMF.

[teebob21]

I don't disagree Cecil, which is why I said in the OP the protest itself was a topic for a whole 'nother thread. Of course, coaches would need to be up to date on the rule changes for something like this to happen and there not be a question.