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Rules of the Game

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Field Diagram

Officiating

College Football Officiating, LLC
Officiating Signals (Updated 10/19/09)
How do I become an official?

Play Situations

2009 Play Situations No. 4 (Posted 12/10/09)
2009 Play Situations No. 3  (Posted 11/16/09)
2009 Play Situations No. 2  (Posted 10/23/09)
2009 Instant Replay Bulletin No. 1 (Posted 9/16/09)
2009 Play Situations No. 1 (Posted 8/19/09)

Data Sources

Health and Safety Information
Field specifications
Eligibility information

Archives

 

 

Rules Participation

What is a playing rule?
How to propose a rules change

Rules Updates

2010 Rules Committee Report (Posted 4/22/10)
2010 Rules Committee Actions (Rogers Redding) (Posted 2/12/10)
2009 Statement on Sportsmanship (Posted 7/24/09)
Updated Football Foul Form (Posted 7/21/09)
Narrative Football Foul Form (PDF)

Rules Committee

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Committee member duties
How to apply for the committee - Coaches and administrators make up the committee. If you are interested in serving, please select the link above to learn more about applying to be on a rules committee.
Playing Rules Oversight Panel


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