Clock run off rule when TCU left field seconds before half

Not sure of the exact rule, but the refs who get paid to know the rules completely fricked it up. I was going ballistic when they originally ruled the clock run off. You're right, if thats the rule wouldnt defenders be trying to take offensive players helmets off?

lsu had no timeouts. the rule is meant to be in effect when the taking off the helmet resulted in a stoppage of play. since there was an incomplete pass, that stopped the clock and made the 10 second run off rule void.

there's a 10 second run off if you lose your helmet UNLESS it is intentionally pulled off.

anyway, i think that the "sit out" a play rule is fricking ridiculous.

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Bc it was on an incomplete pass so the clock was stopped anyway. Had we ran the ball time would have been out

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if we were stupid enough to run the ball under 10 seconds with no time outs then the clock would run out anyway.

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Another explanation indicates that it was not enforced because the previous incomplete pass play stopped the clock--?

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I get so mad at officials and umpires during games. Athletic events should be decided by the kids/players on the field. I was in my seat telling the people around me that they can't run the time off because of the incomplete pass before the officials corrected the call. I am not a paid college football official, it is not my job to know the rules, yet these clowns knew less than me.

How is that possible?

How can two paid officials standing on the same side of the field as the ball carrier, two defenders, and two blockers not see the obvious blocks (plural) in the back that allowed the TCU receiver to pick up the first down?


Incompetence!!!! I can't stand it!!!

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There is a rule that if the opposing team pulls off your helmet, you don't have to exit the game,

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Isn't it nice that TCU defenders can use hands to the face of our offensive lineman and knock their helmets off and nearly force a 10 second runoff to end the half? How bout a flag, ref?

How bout when Jarvis Landry, when running the ball, got put into a headlock and the TCU defender pulled his helmet off. The officials did not allow Landry to stay in the game. He was furious and I was worried that he was about to get flagged for arguing with the officials. However, he was right to argue.

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If that is the case, This rule is flawed-- I can see helmets coming off all over the place!!

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Landry's helmet was ripped off later in the game as well. It was also done a lot last year to try and make players sit out a play.

I honestly think that the rule encourages cheating, and I really hope they find a better way.

Ok, here it is:

If a player loses his helmet during a play, he must come out the game or the team must call a time out - unless there is a clock stoppage anyway (like out of bounds or incomplete pass) in which case he can play the next play without having to take a timeout. Also, if the ref determines that his helmet was pulled off, none of this applies - that is to stop the other team from just pulling off guys' helmets all the time and making them go out for a play. If a player's helmet comes off and he doesn't go out of the game, the team is charged a timeout (unless the clock stops anyway). And if the team doesn't have a timeout, there is a 10-second runoff.

So, in the game the other night, the refs screwed up at first. Collins' helmet came off and he stayed in the next play. Since LSU did not have a timeout, they at first thought that the 10 second runoff was necessary. Then they huddled up and figured out that the play where his helmet came off was an incomplete pass - so the clocked stopped. So, even though he lost his helmet, he could play the next play without a timeout being taken. So they made the right call - just a bit late.

Then, to confuse the issue even more, Les told the sideline reporter that what the refs deteremined was that Collins' helmet was pulled off - which alos would have had the same effect - there would be no 10 second runoff. That was not the issue - but you can see how that would be what Miles thought it was.

Anyway, the issue was that the refs realized the clock had stopped anyway so no 10 second runoff was necessary. So they did the right thing and got the teams back out there and played the next play.