"No originally ineligible receiver shall be or have been more than three yards beyond the neutral zone until a passer throws a legal forward pass that crosses the neutral zone. A player is in violation of this rule if any part of his body is beyond the three-yard limit."
There's some legitimate traction being gained on changing this rule to state one yard instead of three yards. If changed the RPO as you know and love in NCAA football might become almost irrelevant. In simple terms: In modern NCAA football what's happening is offensive lineman have three yards that they can charge towards linebackers. This essentially forces the LB's to play the run every time. In turn, the QB pulls the ball in and throws a pass. This is a changeable rule a lot of coaches in the NCAA feel can help mitigate against an offense friendly rule book right now.
This isn't a new idea it's been floated for several years now but I'm picking up that this seems inevitable. For the record, it's one yard in the NFL.
There's some legitimate traction being gained on changing this rule to state one yard instead of three yards. If changed the RPO as you know and love in NCAA football might become almost irrelevant. In simple terms: In modern NCAA football what's happening is offensive lineman have three yards that they can charge towards linebackers. This essentially forces the LB's to play the run every time. In turn, the QB pulls the ball in and throws a pass. This is a changeable rule a lot of coaches in the NCAA feel can help mitigate against an offense friendly rule book right now.
This isn't a new idea it's been floated for several years now but I'm picking up that this seems inevitable. For the record, it's one yard in the NFL.
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