New College Football Rules That Could Affect Your Bets

College football returns in just one week, and with it come a handful of new rules that fans will want to understand, especially if money is on the line.

In years past, sad ‘over’ bettors hoping for a shootout but instead receiving a mess of turnovers and dropped passes could always hold out hope for a wild overtime scoring spree. This year, some overtime points will still be available, but not like before.

Teams will now be required to run a 2-point conversion play after a touchdown in the second overtime. Previously, 2-point conversions were only required after the third overtime.

And if the game is still somehow tied after the third overtime? Each team will begin running 2-point conversion plays only. Yes, beginning in the fourth OT, the offense will simply line up on the 2-yard-line and try to punch it in, surely resulting in a big pile of bodies and all sorts of goal line uncertainty for the refs to sort through.

Some other smaller rule changes that fans may find interesting:

All told, the rules aren’t changing drastically, but the new overtime rules should be understood before dipping your toe into a totals bet.

Cover photo via Matt Cashore, US Presswire