SEC discusses, explains college football rules changes for 2015
Coordinator of football officials Steve Shaw addressed rules changes within college football and the SEC on Tuesday morning.
There aren’t many radical changes. The SEC will continue to experiment with placing an independent medical observer inside the replay booth.
Some other changes: overbuilt facemasks now are illegal, the SEC will continue to provide eight-person officiating crews for games, pulling other players off a pile is now a penalty and illegal blocks on onside kicks is now a reviewable play.
2015 Points of Emphasis for Officiating #SECMD15 pic.twitter.com/tWQ5Bj7gms
— Seth Austin (@SethABC3340) July 14, 2015
There will be a independent conference appointed certified athletic trainer to be used as a backup for observing head or neck trauma.
— Michael Bonner (@MikeBBonner) July 14, 2015
New for SEC this season – medical observer will sit in booth & can stop game for observed head trauma pic.twitter.com/LvUZRnTjHn
— Adam Sparks (@AdamSparks) July 14, 2015
Rule changes in 2015 – from SEC Media Days pic.twitter.com/KKGxjdTFDu
— Adam Sparks (@AdamSparks) July 14, 2015
Shaw: SEC going to keep using 8-man official crews after dabbling with it last year. Last expanded from 6 to 7 in 1986. Game's changed since
— David Morrison (@DavidCMorrison) July 14, 2015
These face masks now illegal — too heavy in front. pic.twitter.com/g1rrkNKPNh
— Adam Sparks (@AdamSparks) July 14, 2015
SEC coordinator of officials Steve Shaw: Non standard face mask now illegal. Extra weight on face mask tends to pull head forward
— Jim Kleinpeter (@JimKleinpeter) July 14, 2015
Shaw: blocking fouls on onside kicks are now reviewable. Judgment calls usually aren't, but rules committee felt such plays are "impactful."
— David Morrison (@DavidCMorrison) July 14, 2015
SEC coordinator of officials Steve Shaw: Pulling players off the pile is now a penalty
— Jim Kleinpeter (@JimKleinpeter) July 14, 2015
Shaw says SEC was down 10.5 percent in targeting calls last year: "We want the trendline to keep going down."
— David Morrison (@DavidCMorrison) July 14, 2015
