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Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
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Jimmy Traina

It’s About Time College Football Addressed This Major Problem

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.

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