The ACC has announced a new injury report policy that will look more like the NFL. The conference will adopt a standard guideline for reporting injuries during the week, associate ACC commissioner Mike Finn said Monday at the ACC Kickoff.
Teams will issue a report twice a week. On Monday, season-ending injuries and pending surgeries will be announced by the school's sports medicine staff. On Thursday, an NFL-style report with categories of "Out, Doubtful, Questionable and Probable" will be released.
As always, each year there are rules changes. One of those this year is the new 40-second clock rule. With the 40-second play clock, at the end of every play, the covering official will give his signal, whether it's an incomplete pass, a first down or whatever. At the end of the play, the play clock operator will set the clock at 40 seconds.
According to ACC coordinator of officials Doug Rhoads, " You no longer have the referee stepping up there marking the ball ready for play. It's already started at the end of the previous play. That's exactly like the NFL. " The result is that there will still be about 70-76 offensive plays, but the game will be 10-12 minutes shorter.
So who in the ACC would favor a playoff system? Virginia Tech's Frank Beamer said Monday at the ACC meeting that he favors a a four-team playoff. Clemson's Tommy Bowden is for a "plus-one" system that would pair the two best teams after the conclusion of the bowl games. Bobby Bowden didn't discuss the topic Monday but in the past has said he wouldn't favor a playoff over the bowl system.
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