ESPN: NCAA to consider coaches' proposal to combat fake injuries

[Taji34]

NCAA to consider proposal to curb fake injuries

The NCAA Football Rules Committee will consider a proposed rule change intended to discourage players from faking injuries that prompt unwarranted timeouts when the group meets later this month.

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A proposed rule change intended to discourage players from faking injuries that prompt unwarranted timeouts will be considered when the NCAA Football Rules Committee meets this month.

Feigning injuries, sometimes at the coach's instruction, has become a tactic defenses use to slow down tempo offenses or as a way for an offense to avoid a delay of game penalty or get an extra timeout.
The American Football Coaches Association submitted a proposal that would require a player who goes down on the field and receives medical attention to sit out the rest of that possession. Currently, the player must go out for one play before re-entering.

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The proposal has carveouts. A coach can use a charged timeout to get the player back on the field during the current possession. A player injured by a hit that results in a penalty would be exempt. Also, the one player on offense and one on defense with a green dot on his helmet, indicating he's allowed to receive radio communication from the sideline, can re-enter after one play.

Interesting proposal, overall I like it though I could see it leading to players who are actually injured who only need a play or 2 off the field (i.e. they just got the wind knocked out of them, mild cramp, etc) trying to play through the injury to prevent missing the entire possession. This seems is more impactful for team (like us) whose offense trends more towards long, multi-play, multi-minute possessions since that means the player stays out longer, although this would also mean an injury on the opponents defense would also not be able to come back on (sans the HC burning a TO).

 

[MaxyJR1]

It's a start, but sometimes I think things can just be left alone. Karma seems to work.

 

[pharmacygopher]

I love this proposal.

 

[TNGophfan]

In general, I like it as well.

 

[SeaBee_Gopher]

NCAA to consider proposal to curb fake injuries

The NCAA Football Rules Committee will consider a proposed rule change intended to discourage players from faking injuries that prompt unwarranted timeouts when the group meets later this month.

www.espn.com

Interesting proposal, overall I like it though I could see it leading to players who are actually injured who only need a play or 2 off the field (i.e. they just got the wind knocked out of them, mild cramp, etc) trying to play through the injury to prevent missing the entire possession. This seems is more impactful for team (like us) whose offense trends more towards long, multi-play, multi-minute possessions since that means the player stays out longer, although this would also mean an injury on the opponents defense would also not be able to come back on (sans the HC burning a TO).

Like you mention, a head coach can always burn a timeout if an important player just needs a minute. It just makes the use of timeouts even more strategic. Maybe they won't have so many to burn at the end of the game freezing the kicker!

Sort of ironic, some players fake injuries to save the coach the timeout. Now, the coach will sometimes need to use the timeout because a player is injured. I like the new wrinkle.

 

[gopherphil]

Not ncaa biggest issue or problem. But but but look we’re doing something to make the game a better experience. Smh

 

[MNVCGUY]

It's a start, but sometimes I think things can just be left alone. Karma seems to work.

Yeah, this is probably a good compromise in a lot of ways but the vast majority of injuries are not faked so there is an element here of addressing a problem that doesn't really exist outside of a handful of cases.

 

[highwayman]

Instead of change of possession, how about 3 or 4 plays? That seems to me to be a better compromise. Said above, probably more injuries are real than fake.