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Jumbo Package: NCAA fixes both loopholes that caused Alabama to lose 2019 Iron Bowl

Sorry Auburn fans, but turns out winning on once-off failings of referees isn’t a sustainable tactic.

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The new rule changes in college football you need to know

Defenses will be allowed to have 12 or more men on the field “to anticipate the offensive formation,” but must have 11 players on the field when the ball is snapped. The rule change is a direct result of a trick formation in the Alabama-Auburn rivalry in which Auburn lined up its quarterback at punter and its punter at receiver on fourth down late in a close game. Alabama kept 12 men on the field trying to substitute players before the snap and were charged with a foul, resulting in a first down for Auburn, which was able to ice the game on the ensuing set of downs.

247 has recapped all the rule changes the NCAA announced this offseason, and, wouldn’t you know it, not one, but BOTH of the loopholes Auburn accidentally exploited in the 2019 Iron Bowl fiasco to squeak out with a win have now been fixed.

The end of the first half field goal was talked about quite a bit already and the rule change made big news earlier this spring, but the NCAA also changed the rule around the 12 men on the field penalty to match the NFL style. Basically, you can have 12 men at any given time, as long as there is only 11 when the ball is snapped.

This differs from the previous NCAA ruling that 12 men on the field for the defense becomes a dead ball foul if they are all set in formation for at least 3 seconds. I emphasize that last part for a reason. That reason being that, in the now infamous ending play of the 2019 Iron Bowl, Alabama’s 12th person onto the field, Byron Young, jogged across the line and settled into his position about 1.5 seconds before the whistle was blown. I just went back and timed it myself.

In other words, it should not yet have been a penalty even under the rules at the time, and Waddle likely would have been moving and off the field before Auburn ever actually snapped it.

So for anyone trying to give Malzahn credit for smart rule exploitation or whatnot, it was just sheer, dumb luck that the refs blew the whistle too early.

Anyway, there are a list of other rule changes in there to check out. They will FINALLY allow a player suspended for targeting to stay on the sidelines. It was always horrible that these players were kicked off the field for plays that, 90% of the time, are totally accidental.

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

Lots of sheer dumb luck that let Auburn win that game even outside of those two plays.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

So not going to count pick 6s?

 

[c5vetman]

So not going to count pick 6s?

let it go, please

 

[rick4bama]

It over with! It time to let it all go!

 

[50+yeartidefan]

let it go, please

Just commenting on major "outcome factors"...
@rick4bama
But none of those cost bama game.....
There were enough "negative." factors for a season!....

 

[bamaledge]

Cheating sobs