Gone In 10 Seconds No Vote On Rule Proposal

At least until next year.

The NCAA’s rules committee has tabled the rule and the Playing Rules Oversight Panel will not vote on it Thursday, ESPN.com’s Brett McMurphy reported.

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The proposed rule called for offenses to wait until at least 10 seconds ran off the play clock before snapping the ball. If teams snapped prior to that, a penalty would be called.

"This is a victory for common sense and protecting the game of football," Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumliin told USA Today's George Schroeder.

But because it’s not a rule-changing year, the only way the rule could be passed was if it proved to be a safety issue. Arkansas coach Bret Bielema and Alabama coach Nick Saban both expressed concern over player safety.

But coaches of up-tempo offenses, including Sumlin, Auburn’s Gus Malzahn, South Carolina’s Steve Spurrier, Arizona’s Rich Rodriguez and Clemson’s Dabo Swinney, spoke against the proposal.

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