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. (@sethtweetsgood) 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 (@michaelbbonner) 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
https://twitter.com/DavidCMorrison/status/620951954559086592
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
— JimKleinpeter (@JimKleinpeter) July 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/DavidCMorrison/status/620953807615229953
SEC coordinator of officials Steve Shaw: Pulling players off the pile is now a penalty
— JimKleinpeter (@JimKleinpeter) July 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/DavidCMorrison/status/620955495482822656
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