A proposed rule change aimed at curbing the practice of faking injuries in college football is set to be discussed by the NCAA Football Rules Committee this month. Feigning injuries has increasingly been used as a tactic by teams to disrupt the flow of play, with some players going down on the field to prompt unwarranted timeouts.
The American Football Coaches Association has put forward a proposal that would require any player who receives medical attention on the field to sit out the remainder of that possession. Currently, players must only miss one play before being allowed to re-enter the game.
