SIGNIFICANT EDITORIAL CHANGES for 2023

1-2-1-h-3 Updated commercial naming rights description.
1-4-5-a-2 Codified options for players’ traditional nameplate area.
2-2-4-a Modified conditions for the ball being ready for play.
3-2-4-a Update game clock operator particulars.
3-3-1-b Officials’ guidelines on timeout requests.
3-4-3-b Further clarified clock status inside of two minutes in the half
after completing a penalty.
3-4-4-a Clarification for 10-second runoff - foul.
6-3-10-c Aligning neutral zone requirements on illegal kicks with illegal
forward pass.
8-3-2 Clarifying language to reflect a try in extra periods.
8-3-2-d-5 Removes “before a change of team possession” for Team A
fumbles on a try.
9-1-3 & 4 Targeting overturns on appeal: Suspension automatically
vacated.
9-1-6-a-2 Clarified definition of a back lined up in the tackle box.
9-1-6-b-2 Team B blocking below the waist: Expanded exception from
ball carrier to runner.
9-1-16-a-4-c Modifies when kicker’s protection ends.
12-5-1-b-6 Clarifies when a head coach may challenge