1. My colleague, Ross Dellenger, broke the news Monday that college football is considering rules changes to shorten the length of games.
I was shocked to read in Dellenger’s column that the average length of a college football game last season was 3 hours and 21 minutes. That’s up from 3 hours and 16 minutes in 2018. I would’ve guessed the average length was at least 3 hours and 45 minutes.
The most significant proposals: The clock will continue to run after a first down except inside of two minutes in a half, and the clock will continue to run after an incomplete pass once the ball is spotted for play.