The clock might run after incomplete passes during the 2023 college football season.
Ross Dellenger of Sports Illustrated reported "high-ranking college football leaders" could recommend the following four rule changes in an effort to shorten the length of games and the number of plays that occur:
- Banning consecutive timeouts
- Eliminating untimed downs to end the first and third quarter if those quarters finish on a defensive penalty
- Running the clock after a first down except for the final two minutes of a half
- Running the clock after the ball is spotted following an incomplete pass
One of the major rule differences between college football and the NFL comes in how the clock is treated after a first down.