re: Interesting College Football Rules Changes

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"If a helmet comes off a defensive player in the final minute of a half, 10 seconds will be run off the game clock, and the play clock will be set at 40 seconds. Previously, the play clock was set to 25 seconds." Wait, so if Team A is driving for a game-winning field goal down two points with seven seconds to play, and a helmet pops off a defender from Team B, Team B automatically wins the game? And this was already the case last year? Are coaches in Team B's position going to order every defender on their team to loosen their chinstraps with the game on the line?

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I assume since it's a penalty on the defense, this can be declined by the offense if they are the ones losing. This will only be applied when the offense is winning. Previously, if the offense was trying to run the clock out, a defender losing his helmet caused the play clock to go to 25, which reduced the amount of time the offense could run off the clock.