Clock Management Question

[GoMeanGreen1999]

If I understand the rule correctly from the NCAA (which I can interpret things wrong) if a team is winning in the fourth quarter, they could technically jump offsides before the play over and over and run out the clock, assuming of course that the other team was out of timeouts. Does that make sense and am I reading that wrong?

[Texas Stranger]

The Referee has discretion to prevent unfair clock tactics.

Rule 3, Sec 4, Art 3

Edited November 13, 2008 by Texas Stranger

[greenminer]

FWIW, a quarter cannot end on a defensive penalty. If that's the case, and the clock runs out, the offense is allowed one un-timed down.

Good point/question. I didn't know about Rule 3, Sec 4, Art 3

[GoMeanGreen1999]

The Referee has discretion to prevent unfair clock tactics.

Rule 3, Sec 4, Art 3

True, but it is to their discretion, so they wouldn't necessarily have to call it unfair. During the Michigan State/Michigan game, when the guy stepped on the pylon, they did a review of the play and the official overturned the call on the field, then in the press conference when they ask him why he overturned it, he stated the rule word by word in the rulebook, which was the exact opposite of the overturn of the call. Go figure.