NCAA announces proposed football rules changes

TheDude · Feb 17, 2008

We shall see if this promotes any meaningful changes. Suppose the refs will have to wake up as well.

The NCAA Football Rules Committee announced proposed changes Wednesday that promote safety, giving officials more latitude in penalizing helmet-related contact and other hits.
'Specifically, the committee is addressing players that use the crown of their helmet and players that target defenseless opponents when making contact above the shoulders,' said Rogers Redding, Southeastern Conference coordinator of officials.
Also targeted were chop blocks and horse-collar tackles.
The committee eliminated many of the conditions that have made the chop block, a block below the waist from the side or behind, difficult to call. Previously officials had to know where on the field and where on a defender's body (at the thigh or below) the block was made to determine its legality.
Last season, All-America LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey suffered a severe knee sprain on a chop block against Auburn (check out the clip on YouTube). No flag was thrown, but LSU coach Les Miles called it 'immoral' after viewing tape of the play, and Dorsey played injured for the final few games of the regular season.
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