re: Great acting job

2018 NCAA Fooltball Play Interpretation It says...

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The Football Code details that feigning injury is dishonest and is contrary to the spirit of the rules. That said, the officiating crew cannot make any medical decision based on a player that is down on the field with an injury, and that player will be given full protection under the rules. Rule 3-3-5-a-1 states, “When in question, officials will take a timeout for an injured player.”

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So the officials are essentially directed not to call a penalty on this. Though it does add..

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If an officiating crew has a concern about a team potentially feigning injuries, that information should be reported back to that team’s Conference for review.

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Frankly, I suspect that if the SEC head office starts penalizing teams for feigning injury, they will not be doing so in an unbiased way. Perhaps we should be careful what we ask for.

Also note:

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Play #1:After making a 1stdowninbounds, Team A rushesto the line in order to snap the ball in a hurryup mode. The Referee restarts the clock after awarding Team A’s first down, and just before the snap, Linebacker B54drops to the ground in his position and is holding his knee.RULING:The officials will stop the clock for an injury timeout. Following the time out for the injured defensive player, the play clock will be set to 40 seconds. If less than one minute in the half, Team A has the option of a Ten-Second Runoff.

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