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College football's great hurry-up offense debate: Such a thing as too fast?
There's no widely known evidence that hurry-up offenses pose health risks to college football players. Still, certain (mostly SEC) coaches feel there's such a thing as too much speed. See our SEC Media Days stream for more on the topic.
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March 5, 2014
NCAA drops 10-second rule
The rule would have especially penalized run-first, no-huddle teams like Oregon and Auburn.
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February 18, 2014
The NCAA hurry-up rule vs. 5 big 2013 games
We looked at five very different 2013 games involving fast offenses to see how the NCAA's 10-second rule idea would've changed things. Also, why college football's television popularity means the rule doesn't stand a chance of passing.
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February 12, 2014
Coaches mad at NCAA hurry-up proposal
Under a proposed new rule, offenses would not be able to snap the ball in the first 10 seconds of the play clock, to allow defenses to make the proper substitutions.
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August 1, 2013
SHOCKER: Gary Danielson doesn't like the hurry-up
College football's resident grouch has thoughts on the hurry-up offense, and yes, he doesn't much care for it.
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July 24, 2013
Yes, this is what we want football to be
Almost a year ago, Nick Saban launched a debate on the future of college football. Despite there being no known evidence that up-tempo offenses are bad for players, we're all still talking about it.
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July 24, 2013
Kiffin chimes in on the hurry-up debate
The USC coach has an insight on the issue. Also, his team has to play Oregon frequently.
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July 24, 2013
Mike Leach has SEC opinions
One of the grandfathers of the spread doesn't have time for the debate over the hurry-up. He does have time for other things, though, including the SEC's depth and new targeting rules.
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July 23, 2013
Holgo on hurry-up: 'Get over it'
Well how about that? A wild-eyed, Red Bull-sippin', devil-may-care offensive football coach thinks people need to get over their fear of the hurry-up.
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July 2, 2013
Kingsbury responds to Saban, Bielema
Kliff Kingsbury called the bluff of those saying football needs to be slowed down, saying there's no proof high-octane offenses like his lead to more injuries -- and that he's just fighting a monster they created.
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June 20, 2013
Is the Bielema Rule already in effect?
Bret Bielema wants to slow things down. Are the conference's officials already doing that?
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June 18, 2013
SEC coaches hate speed now
Bret Bielema is the latest college football coach to talk about the need to slow down spread offenses. Is this really a player safety issue, or do these coaches just want to make their jobs easier?
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May 1, 2013
When Nick Saban met Roy Williams
Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban met with North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams to destroy up-tempo offense as we know it.
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October 5, 2012
Nick Saban hates touchdowns, and that's okay
A scoreboard-shattering shootout every now and then never hurt anybody, but Nick Saban's just being Nick Saban.