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When did the option of a running clock become an option in college football?

Posted on 10/4/26 at 8:58 pm
Posted by LSUDAN1
Member since Oct 2010
11524 posts
Posted on 10/4/26 at 8:58 pm
I know it is done all the time in high school games when it gets out of hand but never knew they were doing it in college now.
Posted by Lsuray70443
Independence
Member since Dec 2025
1432 posts
Posted on 10/4/26 at 8:59 pm to
When the refs want to ho home early
Posted by Regit424
Member since Jan 2021
713 posts
Posted on 10/4/26 at 9:18 pm to
There is no running clock. Coaches can mutually agree to shorten the length of remaining quarters.
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
49817 posts
Posted on 10/4/26 at 9:19 pm to
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There is no running clock. Coaches can mutually agree to shorten the length of remaining quarters.



That is also my understanding.
Posted by Tiger987
Member since Nov 2021
1339 posts
Posted on 10/4/26 at 9:20 pm to
I believe they agreed on something last night. The clock didn’t stop when some 1st down were made at end.
Posted by Regit424
Member since Jan 2021
713 posts
Posted on 10/4/26 at 9:31 pm to
The clock no longer stops on first downs except for inside the last two minutes of each half. That rule started in 2025 I think.
Posted by grich31
Youngsville, La
Member since May 2008
2351 posts
Posted on 10/4/26 at 10:09 pm to
It’s a rule Officials and coaches can agree to do in a blowout noncompetitive second half of a game
Posted by Tiger987
Member since Nov 2021
1339 posts
Posted on 10/4/26 at 10:23 pm to
I believe it stops to spot the ball I mean. They didn’t stop it at all.
Posted by Kiawah Tiger
At the beach, of course
Member since Jul 2021
348 posts
Posted on 10/4/26 at 10:23 pm to
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When the refs want to ho home early

And the crowd already did.
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