The National Federation of High School State Associations (NFHS) is changing seven rules for the 2023 high school football season. The most significant change is to Rule 10-4 on Basic Spots, which the NFHS says will eliminate excessive penalty enforcements…
For most in attendance at the Cottonwood/Jordan football game in Utah Friday night, it looked like the Beetdiggers were closing-in on a 24-22 victory with about a half minute to play. Jordan punted from deep in its territory, which started…
The South Carolina High School League will be using a running clock for the 2022 high school football season. Earlier this week, the SCHSL Executive Committee voted 12-0 in favor of using a running clock when the point spread reaches…
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) is revising its intentional grounding rule and “chop block” rules as two of seven changes for the 2022 high school football season. Rule 7-5-2 EXCEPTION 2 will now allow a player…
After four years, New Jersey has decided instant replay in games isn’t worth the trouble. New Jersey Interscholatic Athletic Association executive director Colleen Maguire has announced that the NJSIAA executive committee has decided against the use of the technology. Last…
In an effort to eliminate a potential timing advantage gained by the defensive team in high school football, the play clock will be set to 40 seconds – effective with the 2020 season – when an official’s time-out is taken…
Minnesota used instant replay for the 2017 state championships. New Jersey will use it on a limited basis in 2018. Thursday, Alabama approved the use of instant replay at all games. Now, when I say all games, I mean all…