How were Rhode Island and Maine able to play so long even though the NCAA had yet to establish an overtime rule? Well, individual conferences were able to establish their own rules for what happened in the case of a tie after regulation. Rhode Island and Maine's Yankee Conference pas...
In 2021, the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved a change to overtime rules again. Teams will be required to run a 2-point conversion play after a touchdown when a game reaches a second overtime period. Previously, a 2-point attempt was required after the third overtime period...
How were Rhode Island and Maine able to play so long even though the NCAA had yet to establish an overtime rule? Well, individual conferences were able to establish their own rules for what happened in the case of a tie after regulation. Rhode Island and Maine's Yankee Conference pas...