NCAA Media Rules Reviews

[IndyBison]

I realized I had been delinquent in posting these. The reason I thought to share is our training video included the play from the Colorado-CSU game where the snapper was almost covered but then Colorado roughed the snapper anyway. I had shared some insight on warning the defender who is lined up in the frame of the snapper which is demonstrated here. Shaw put it on the media video as well. I also included weeks 1-3. Enjoy!

Week 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4FGkX90iP0
Week 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV0uO4M9Dd0
Week 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxPxpIqxxGw
Week 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnM4ctA55VM
Week 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTEbOkQ9Sos
Week 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn7vYDEkh9U
Week 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oZ0lpKoU48
Week 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-82yOTryjs
Week 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgHl3xuAHTA
Week 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kSm61Wwnco
Week 11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxF5ZXEP4LY
Week 12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTEOoCCFJIM
Week 13: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O7CyE_9HlM

[04 Badger]

Great videos. I learn a lot from watching the videos

[Hammerhead]

These are really awesome. On the one from the CSU/CU game, I thought the original call was for lining up across from the center and not for waiting a second to hit him on the field goal attempt.

[IndyBison]

A couple more. i missed last week. Interesting the play count has dropped by 5 due to new clock rule on a first down in bounds and saved 5 minutes. That's a little less than they expected. Until they get rid of TV time outs and replay games will not get significantly shorter. My college game on Saturday was done in 2:35!

Week 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTEbOkQ9Sos
Week 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn7vYDEkh9U

[IndyBison]

Finally caught up the past several weeks. I put them all in the first post so you can get them in one place. Great stuff each week and an opportunity to learn some rules. The Iowa invalid fair catch signal is covered well in the week 9 video. That was a great example of people not understanding the rules at all. That was nothing more than a miss by the BJ on the field and corrected by replay. The BJ talks to the punt returners in pre-game about what signals are valid or invalid and reminds them before every punt. This is not some obscure rule that never gets called. It's a key focus of every punt especially for the BJ. In the replay booth the 3 officials are all looking for valid and invalid signals. The main replay official is focused specifically on the return guy. Very good chance he saw the signal and knew it was coming back well before the kick ended.

[56BISON73]

Finally caught up the past several weeks. I put them all in the first post so you can get them in one place. Great stuff each week and an opportunity to learn some rules. The Iowa invalid fair catch signal is covered well in the week 9 video. That was a great example of people not understanding the rules at all. That was nothing more than a miss by the BJ on the field and corrected by replay. The BJ talks to the punt returners in pre-game about what signals are valid or invalid and reminds them before every punt. This is not some obscure rule that never gets called. It's a key focus of every punt especially for the BJ. In the replay booth the 3 officials are all looking for valid and invalid signals. The main replay official is focused specifically on the return guy. Very good chance he saw the signal and knew it was coming back well before the kick ended.

Excellent explanation.

[IndyBison]

Added 2 more. The last one shows one of the most obvious targeting fouls you'll see. He literally turned himself into a missile. Currently college athletes have on excuse as they've likely played their entire tackle football career with targeting being illegal.

[Gully]

I remember in the late 80s or early 90s, WDAY radio used to interview Bison players during the game! I specifically remember a game where Eric Hegerle was interviewed about a long pass they gave up and he explained that it was a busted coverage and that it, "won't happen again". LOL.

I don't know if this was previously allowed or it was a DII only rule (I think there were a few of those, like not being able to advance a fumble in DII which has since changed) or if nobody was paying attention and enforcing it.

Thoughts Indy?

[IndyBison]

I remember in the late 80s or early 90s, WDAY radio used to interview Bison players during the game! I specifically remember a game where Eric Hegerle was interviewed about a long pass they gave up and he explained that it was a busted coverage and that it, "won't happen again". LOL.

I don't know if this was previously allowed or it was a DII only rule (I think there were a few of those, like not being able to advance a fumble in DII which has since changed) or if nobody was paying attention and enforcing it.

Thoughts Indy?All rules apply to all levels of college football so nothing would have been D2 specific. Advancing a fumble only applies on 4th down and tries in NCAA (4th down, tries and inside 2 minutes of each half in NFL). If anyone besides the fumbler recovers, the ball is immediately dead. If in advance of the fumble it returns you the spot of the fumble. If behind that is the succeeding spot.

I did some research and there were several rule changes around this in the late 80s and early 90s. Before that, the defense could never advance a fumble but anyone on offense could. They started by implementing the rule above for tries. A couple years later they added 4th down fumble but only inside the opponent 5. That changed to what it now.

A key thing to note that while a muffed snap and backward pass are treated as fumbles from a statistical standpoint, these rules don't apply. If the QB muffs the snap on 4th down or a try, any offensive player can recover and advance.

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[Gully]

All rules apply to all levels of college football so nothing would have been D2 specific. Advancing a fumble only applies on 4th down and tries in NCAA (4th down, tries and inside 2 minutes of each half in NFL). If anyone besides the fumbler recovers, the ball is immediately dead. If in advance of the fumble it returns you the spot of the fumble. If behind that is the succeeding spot.

I did some research and there were several rule changes around this in the late 80s and early 90s. Before that, the defense could never advance a fumble but anyone on offense could. They started by implementing the rule above for tries. A couple years later they added 4th down fumble but only inside the opponent 5. That changed to what it now.

A key thing to note that while a muffed snap and backward pass are treated as fumbles from a statistical standpoint, these rules don't apply. If the QB muffs the snap on 4th down or a try, any offensive player can recover and advance.

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Thanks, I could have sworn I remember Rocky Hager talking about that rule in "DII football". Anyway, I was more interested in the player interview bit. I used to think that was fun.

Non-related to the rules, 'DAY used to also sprinkle in "mini-commercials" in the middle of the play by play..."a business with no sign is a sign of no business....stop by Cook Sign Company and see what they can do for you".

[IndyBison]

Thanks, I could have sworn I remember Rocky Hager talking about that rule in "DII football". Anyway, I was more interested in the player interview bit. I used to think that was fun.

Non-related to the rules, 'DAY used to also sprinkle in "mini-commercials" in the middle of the play by play..."a business with no sign is a sign of no business....stop by Cook Sign Company and see what they can do for you".Coaches get much of their rules knowledge from announcers as well, but I will say they pay a little more attention to the rule book than most. They may think some rules are specific to their level but I'm not aware of anything other than replay that is level specific. The new clock rules this fit first downs was not adopted at the D3 level for some reason, but it will be next year. It didn't change the length that much.

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