Rules Rules Rules

PAC-10 coaches are also upset over the rule changes meant to reduce the length of games. But another rule change I noticed in the article kinda sucks for the Hawaii football team, in my opinion.

Other rule changes outlaw tinted eye shields on helmets, reduce the kicking tee from 2 inches to 1 inch, offer the voluntary opportunity to trim a few minutes from halftime, allow receiving teams to add a 5-yard penalty to the end of a punt return instead of forcing a rekick, and permit coaches one instant-replay challenge per game at the cost of a timeout.

So no more of this!


Photo by George F. Lee

Or this!


Photo by Richard Walker

Man, they look like assassins with those visors. Oh well, there must be some logic why the NCAA rules committee decided to ban them. Right?