{"id":1106873,"date":"2021-12-10T17:14:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T22:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1106873"},"modified":"2021-12-10T17:14:21","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T22:14:21","slug":"ncaa-has-new-interpretation-of-fake-slide-following-pittsburgh-quarterbacks-move-in-acc-championship-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ncaa-has-new-interpretation-of-fake-slide-following-pittsburgh-quarterbacks-move-in-acc-championship-game\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Has New Interpretation Of Fake Slide Following Pittsburgh Quarterback\u2019s Move In ACC Championship Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fncaa-has-new-interpretation-of-fake-slide-following-pittsburgh-quarterbacks-move-in-acc-championship-game%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1106873&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>University of Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett is changing the game. Literally.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During Saturday\u2019s ACC Championship game against Wake Forest, Pickett used a fake slide to freeze the defense and score a 58-yard touchdown.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">KENNY PICKETT FAKED THE SLIDE AND RAN 58 YARDS FOR THE TD \ud83d\ude31 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EypNNJZYHE\">pic.twitter.com\/EypNNJZYHE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsCenter\/status\/1467304493243150339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The move angered many in sports media, with more than a few calling the play unfair due to the fact that once a quarterback goes into his slide motion, defenders risk a penalty if they attempt a tackle. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While there was no rule against Pickett\u2019s slick move, Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson called for the NCAA to consider one following the game. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf that is the rule, I will just have my guy fake knee all the way down the field and really, what do you do?\u201d Clawson said. \u201cSo it\u2019s something the NCAA is going to have to look at, and you know, you can\u2019t fake a slide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou just train your players, as soon as your quarterback starts sliding, you stop because if you touch him it\u2019s going to be a penalty,\u201d Clawson said. \u201cHe started his slide and our kids stopped playing. I don\u2019t think he did it intentionally, but if he did he\u2019s brilliant. I just think he reacted as an athlete. But what do you tell your players? The quarterback is protected, and there are two guys there who could have made a play but stopped playing because he started to slide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the NCAA changed the interpretation of the fake slide, calling on officials to declare the ball dead when the ball carrier begins to give himself up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny time a ball carrier begins, simulates, or fakes a feet-first slide, the ball should be declared dead by the on field officials at that point,\u201d NCAA national coordinator of officials Steve Shaw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/story\/_\/id\/32835751\/fake-slide-pitt-kenny-pickett-blown-dead-new-ncaa-rules-interpretation\">said<\/a> in a memo. \u201cThe intent of the rule is player safety, and the objective is to give a ball carrier an option to end the play by sliding feet first and to avoid contact. To allow the ball carrier to fake a slide would compromise the defense that is being instructed to let up when the ball carrier slides feet first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As expected, a fake slide will cause the ball to become dead effective immediately. It is not reviewable. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T6xTB1R2Zf\">https:\/\/t.co\/T6xTB1R2Zf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iOdx984OZo\">pic.twitter.com\/iOdx984OZo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Terry McAulay (@SNFRules) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SNFRules\/status\/1469067425765371910?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pickett, who will be one of four college football players vying for the Heisman trophy on Saturday, told reporters after the game that the move was not planned.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just kind of started slowing down and pulling up and getting ready to slide, and I just kind of saw their body language and they just pulled up as well,\u201d Pickett <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/story\/_\/id\/32835751\/fake-slide-pitt-kenny-pickett-blown-dead-new-ncaa-rules-interpretation\">said<\/a>. \u201c\u2026 I have never done that before. I just kind of kept going after I initially started to slide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh ended up winning the ACC Championship Game 45-21, and will play Michigan State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on December 30.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to sports@dailywire.com.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett is changing the game. Literally.\u00a0During Saturday\u2019s ACC Championship game against Wake Forest, Pickett used a fake slide to freeze the defense and score a 58-yard touchdown.\u00a0KENNY PICKETT FAKED THE SLIDE AND RAN 58 YARDS FOR THE TD \ud83d\ude31 pic.twitter.com\/EypNNJZYHE\u2014 SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 5, 2021The move angered many in sports media, with more than a few calling the play unfair due to the fact that once a quarterback goes into his slide motion, defenders risk a penalty if they attempt a tackle. \u00a0While there was no rule against Pickett\u2019s slick move, Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson called for the NCAA to consider one following the game. \u00a0\u201cIf that is the rule, I will just have my guy fake knee all the way down the field and really, what do you do?\u201d Clawson said. \u201cSo it\u2019s something the NCAA is going to have to look at, and you know, you can\u2019t fake a slide.\u201d\u201cYou just train your players, as soon as your quarterback starts sliding, you stop because if you touch him it\u2019s going to be a penalty,\u201d Clawson said. \u201cHe started his slide and our kids stopped playing. I don\u2019t think he did it intentionally, but if he did he\u2019s brilliant. I just think he reacted as an athlete. But what do you tell your players? The quarterback is protected, and there are two guys there who could have made a play but stopped playing because he started to slide.\u201dOn Thursday, the NCAA changed the interpretation of the fake slide, calling on officials to declare the ball dead when the ball carrier begins to give himself up.\u00a0\u201cAny time a ball carrier begins, simulates, or fakes a feet-first slide, the ball should be declared dead by the on field officials at that point,\u201d NCAA national coordinator of officials Steve Shaw said in a memo. \u201cThe intent of the rule is player safety, and the objective is to give a ball carrier an option to end the play by sliding feet first and to avoid contact. To allow the ball carrier to fake a slide would compromise the defense that is being instructed to let up when the ball carrier slides feet first.\u201dAs expected, a fake slide will cause the ball to become dead effective immediately. It is not reviewable. https:\/\/t.co\/T6xTB1R2Zf pic.twitter.com\/iOdx984OZo\u2014 Terry McAulay (@SNFRules) December 9, 2021Pickett, who will be one of four college football players vying for the Heisman trophy on Saturday, told reporters after the game that the move was not planned.\u00a0\u201cI just kind of started slowing down and pulling up and getting ready to slide, and I just kind of saw their body language and they just pulled up as well,\u201d Pickett said. \u201c\u2026 I have never done that before. I just kind of kept going after I initially started to slide.\u201dPittsburgh ended up winning the ACC Championship Game 45-21, and will play Michigan State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on December 30.\u00a0Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to sports@dailywire.com.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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