Long Island’s Nassau County moves to implement 35-point Mercy Rule for high school football games

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The Nassau County football committee is recommending that the Nassau Athletic Council adopt a 35-point Mercy Rule for the 2022 season. If the Council approves new rule, it would eliminate its current sportsmanship rule.

The current rule required coaches to submit, in writing, what they did to avoid running up the score in games decided by more than 42 points. Under the new rule, a running clock will be implemented when a team goes ahead by 35 points. The clock only stops for a score, a time out or an injury. Should the losing team cut the deficit to 14 points, the game would return to a regular clock and rules.

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Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.