I was watching Oklahoma and Auburn game this weekend and right before halftime this happened...
Auburn used its last timeout and ran another play. The WR caught the pass and did not get out of bounds. So the clock continued to run. (same thing happened in the Minnesota Michigan game.) So with the clock running down with 10 seconds on the clock Aub and Minn rushed the fg unit on the field. This seems to me like they are substituting. However the referees didn't step in and let the defense get set up. It was like the rule didn't apply in this situation. If I were coaching, I would have taken my time to get the special teams unit on the field and let the clock run out since we were substituting.
So my question is does the rule not apply in that situation for special teams substitutions? Is it get on the field, get lined up, and snap it as quick as you can? Or does the defense have time to get set up like a normal play?
Auburn used its last timeout and ran another play. The WR caught the pass and did not get out of bounds. So the clock continued to run. (same thing happened in the Minnesota Michigan game.) So with the clock running down with 10 seconds on the clock Aub and Minn rushed the fg unit on the field. This seems to me like they are substituting. However the referees didn't step in and let the defense get set up. It was like the rule didn't apply in this situation. If I were coaching, I would have taken my time to get the special teams unit on the field and let the clock run out since we were substituting.
So my question is does the rule not apply in that situation for special teams substitutions? Is it get on the field, get lined up, and snap it as quick as you can? Or does the defense have time to get set up like a normal play?
