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Moments of Terror Part 2: When Good Plays Go Bad

Listen if you dare to three scenarios in which "routine" plays blew up and tested the officiating crew to handle suddenly challenging rulings: plays involving illegal touching of a punt, a spike play to stop the clock, and a fake punt that didn't fake out the officiating crew.

Moments of Terror: When Good Plays Go Bad

Trick plays are tricky enough to handle correctly, but how about "routine" plays that blow up and test our mechanics and rules knowledge? In this episode I cover three challenging scenarios during try downs and two plays from college games that may have ripple effects the rest of the season: the late substitution foul by Oregon against Ohio State and the successful onside kick by South Carolina against Alabama executed by using a drop kick.

Friday Night Tricks or Treats?

I continue to share important clarifications and observations from NCAA rules secretary Steve Shaw in his weekly video reviews and bulletins. In this episode I discuss the swinging gate and other trick plays as well as late-game scenarios that can present tricky situations as well.

Raising the Curtain: Early-Season NCAA Quizzes and Bulletins

Now that the curtain has raised on the 2024 season, NCAA rules editor Steve Shaw has already issued important bulletin clarifications, including a new provision concerning a perceived loophole in the 10-second-runoff protocol. Keep up with the latest interpretations and clarifications as the Rules+ podcast monitors CFO weekly updates.

More Peeking Behind the Curtain: 2024 NCAA Replay Casebook, Part 2

In this episode I take one more peek behind the curtain of the college football replay booth to look at guidelines from the NCAA Replay Case Book for judging four more play situations: when a ball carrier is down, when a ball carrier is out of bounds, when a safety or touchback has occurred, and when indicators of targeting are present.