The NCAA will soon approve rules changes that will let the clock run after first downs in all divisions except DIII. The clock will stop after first downs during the final two minutes of each half. According to CBS, this change will reduce an average of seven plays per game.
Clocks will run after first downs in college football with NCAA changing half-century old rule
The clock stoppage had helped differentiate college football from the NFL since 1968
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