NCAA: Players Ejected For Targeting Can Remain On Sidelines, Can Wear Number ‘0’
Apr 22, 2020, 10:19 AM
Justin Herbert #10 of the Oregon Ducks shakes hands with quarterback Tyler Huntley #1 of the Utah Utes after the Ducks defeated the Utes 37-15 in the Pac-12 Championship Game at Levi's Stadium on December 06, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Players ejected from football games for targeting will be allowed to remain on the sidelines, the NCAA announced Tuesday.
The Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved the rules change no longer requiring players to head to the locker room after targeting is confirmed. All other aspects of the rule discouraging above-the-shoulders contact remain the same.
The panel also approved a pace-of-play guideline for instant replay officials to complete video reviews in less than two minutes. Reviews that are exceptionally complicated or involve end-of-game issues should be completed as efficiently as possible without a stated time limit.
NCAA rule changes
*Players flagged for targeting stay on the bench.
*Instant replay should last no more than 2 minutes.
*Only two duplicate numbers per team and No. 0 is now an eligible number.
*Officials control game 90 mins b4 kickoff instead of 60.https://t.co/sJyRofWVgi— Bryan Matthews (@BMattAU) April 21, 2020
A clock rule regarding instant replay also was approved. If the game clock expires at the end of a half and replay determines there was time remaining and the clock should start on the referee’s signal, there must be at least 3 seconds left, when the ball should have been declared dead, to restore time. If less than 3 seconds remain on the game clock, the half is over.
The panel approved a rule that officials’ jurisdiction of a game begins 90 minutes before kickoff, instead of the current 60. There had been concerns about dust-ups between opponents before officials were required to be on the field.
The NCAA says players who have been ejected from football games for targeting will be allowed to remain on the sidelines. https://t.co/jo57Iccgus
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Only two players on a team will be allowed to wear the same jersey number to limit confusion among officials and to make opponent scouting less difficult. The players must not be on the field at the same time. Also, players will be allowed to wear number “0” this season.
