Looks like the Big 12 and the SEC, in this sudden and consistent plan to be BFFs as we enter the future of college football, are trying to make hundreds and thousands of allies this season.
Both conferences will be a little more liberal with in-house instant replay.
In the SEC, schools can show replays from the end of a play until the beginning of the next play, except when there’s a stoppage for an official review.
At that time, the stadium video board can show replays from the television network that is broadcasting the game. The network video feed can be shown between the referee’s announcement to stop a play for the review and his announcement of the review’s outcome.
“Fans in the stadium can now see many of the same views of a play seen by fans watching on television,” SEC commissioner Mike Slive said.
In the Big 12, a replay can be shown up to three times.
“It includes plays that are under review, but also foul/penalties that have or haven’t been called, timing decisions at the end of game or other situations that would fall under the category of controversial play,” Big 12 associate commissioner for communications Bob Burda said.
Previously, the Big 12 and SEC allowed one real-time replay of a controversial play.
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