🏈 instituted on spiking the ball...OTHER rule changes updated...

[TerryP]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>RT <a href="https://twitter.com/Warchant">@Warchant</a>: New rule: you have to have 3 or more seconds on the clock to spike the ball. If someone spikes it with less than 3, game over.</p>&mdash; Cecil Hurt (@CecilHurt) <a href="https://twitter.com/CecilHurt/statuses/359325770096721920">July 22, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[TerryP]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>There is now an Aaron Murray Rule: QB is by definition a &quot;defenseless&quot; player if play involves change of possession.</p>&mdash; Cecil Hurt (@CecilHurt) <a href="https://twitter.com/CecilHurt/statuses/359332949235216386">July 22, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>&quot;Defenseless&quot; means you can't target them, but blocking is still legal (with written permission.)</p>&mdash; Cecil Hurt (@CecilHurt) <a href="https://twitter.com/CecilHurt/statuses/359333448797790209">July 22, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[Bamabww]

We'd better get written permission when we visit the Aggies because that's one young QB who will be put on the ground a lot.

 

[JoshB]

The spike rule is awful. Why in the hell does that even make any sense?

 

[Crimson&WhiteGecko]

The spike rule is awful. Why in the hell does that even make any sense?

The only thing that stands out is TV programing wants the game time to be more predicatible... it still sucks.

 

[UAgrad93]

The spike rule is in place for the simple reason of some guys being a little slow on the draw when it comes to flipping the switch to start and stop the clock. How is it possible for the official to blow the ball in play, winding his arm to start the clock, the center snap the ball, and the QB spike the ball all within a second? It isn't!

 

[bama alum]

The Aaron Murray rule is pretty stupid too. After all, Murray did put himself into the play after the change of possession. If he wasn't having a pity party and was actually paying attention, he wouldn't have been almost knocked through the turf.

 

[TerryP]

Perhaps semantics?

Schad reports...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>A team can no longer snap and spike the ball with 2 seconds or fewer left on game clock. Must snap and play before expiration or game over.</p>&mdash; Joe Schad (@schadjoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/schadjoe/statuses/359676153398697985">July 23, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[TerryP]

I like this one...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>A coach can now use a timeout to allow a player who lost his helmet on previous play to re-enter the game</p>&mdash; Joe Schad (@schadjoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/schadjoe/statuses/359675362432659456">July 23, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[TerryP]

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  Players CANNOT launch (leave feet), thrust (rise arms), strike or use helmet crown to TARGET head and neck areas or they risk ejection.