Post a difference between NFL and college rules

[suzzer99]

Just one, that obviously hasn't been listed already. Googling for a similar list is lame. I'll start with an easy one.


Knee down (or 2 hands or butt or whatever) = down in college, regardless if you're touched.

[TalkingDonkey]

Faceguarding is legal in the NFL

[AzDesertRat]

instant replay--every play is reviewed in college while only the last two minutes are done the same way in the pros.

[Jack of Arcades]

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Faceguarding is legal in the NFL

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I think you have it backwards

[ElliotR]

On a pass completion, in college one foot must be in bounds regardless of any action by the defense. In the NFL, two feet must be down, but the pass will be ruled complete even if no feet are in bounds if in the judgment of the official the receiver would have gotten two feet in bounds but for a push from the defender.

[suzzer99]

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Faceguarding is legal in the NFL

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What is happening in your avatar?

[humdinger]

College hashmarks are wider, thus providing a more dramatic "wide side of the field".

[LurchySoprano]

In the NFL, pass interference puts the ball at the spot of the foul (or the 1 yard line if it was in the endzone). In college, pass interference is a 15 yard penalty.

[SMB]

Pass Interference (defense)

NFL: spot of foul, or 1-yard line if in endzone
NCAA: spot of foul, max 15 yards

[UATrewqaz]

Can I list a bunch?

No 2 minute warning in college, there is in NFL.

Clock does not stop on first down in NFL, it does in college.

2 point conversion is from the 3 yard line in college, from the 2 yard line in NFL.

NFL has a 15 minute sudden death overtime, college OT works like innings in baseball from 25 yard line.

In college you are allowed to push a guy out of bounds if he's catching it. In NFL they can rule he would have come down in bounds and award the catch.

NFL replay the ref on the field makes the decision, in college a replay official in the booth makes it.