The NCAA made shortening overtime one of its missions heading into the 2021 college football season. Unfortunately for fans, that means overtime no longer has the appeal that it used to have.
Under the new rules, teams have to run alternating two-point conversion plays instead of offensive possessions once they reach the third overtime period. On Saturday afternoon, the college football world witnessed just how much of a mess that can be.
Earlier today, Illinois upset No. 7 Penn State 20-18 in a nine-overtime contest. Most of the reactions to that game were negative, as college football analysts pointed out how lousy the new format is.
“Freaking hate the overtime rule to go to two point conversations after two OTs,” Dan Wolken of USA Today tweeted. “That’s a gimmick, not football.”
Freaking hate the overtime rule to go to two point conversations after two OTs. That’s a gimmick, not football
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) October 23, 2021
“The new college football overtime rules seemed bad on paper,” Aaron Torres of Fox Sports said. “They are worse in execution.”
The new college football overtime rules seemed bad on paper.
They are worse in execution 🤦♂️🤦♂️
— Aaron Torres (@Aaron_Torres) October 23, 2021
“Whoever came up with this new OT rule and everyone who signed off on it should be banned from college athletics,” Billy Liucci of TexAgs.com wrote.
Whoever came up with this new OT rule and everyone who signed off on it should be banned from college athletics.
— Billy Liucci (@billyliucci) October 23, 2021
“Maybe they should have just kept the old overtime rules,” Dustin Schutte of Saturday Tradition said.
Maybe they should have just kept the old overtime rules
— Dustin Schutte (@SchutteCFB) October 23, 2021
Allowing a game to be decided by two-point conversions is very odd to say the least.
The college football world could change its view on the new overtime rules in the future. For now, though, fans want the old format back.
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