What does a wedge block look like? Does it involve two players? Oliver Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
-----Original Message----- From: Badrish <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:22:14 To: <[email protected]> Subject: [gatortalk] College Football Rule Changes: Eyeblack, Wedge Blocks, Taunting I am not totally sure about this site...so posting it to GatorTalk and leaving it up to the mods. http://www.nowpublic.com/sports/college-football-rule-changes-eyeblack-wedge-blocks-taunting-2606005.html College Football Rule Changes: Eyeblack, Wedge Blocks, Taunting Share: [image: Email Story]<http://www.nowpublic.com/forward?path=node/2606005> [image: Twitter]<http://twitter.com/home?status=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nowpublic.com%2Fsports%2Fcollege-football-rule-changes-eyeblack-wedge-blocks-taunting-2606005.html> [image: Facebook]<http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nowpublic.com%2Fsports%2Fcollege-football-rule-changes-eyeblack-wedge-blocks-taunting-2606005.html> [image: Stumbleupon]<http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nowpublic.com%2Fsports%2Fcollege-football-rule-changes-eyeblack-wedge-blocks-taunting-2606005.html%26title%3DCollege%20Football%20Rule%20Changes%3A%20Eyeblack%2C%20Wedge%20Blocks%2C%20Taunting%20%7C%20The%20News%20is%20NowPublic.com> [image: Add to Any]<http://www.addtoany.com/?sitename=NowPublic&siteurl=http://www.nowpublic.com&linkname=College%20Football%20Rule%20Changes%3A%20Eyeblack%2C%20Wedge%20Blocks%2C%20Taunting%20%7C%20The%20News%20is%20NowPublic.com&linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nowpublic.com%2Fsports%2Fcollege-football-rule-changes-eyeblack-wedge-blocks-taunting-2606005.html&type=page> by Jon Azpiri <http://www.nowpublic.com/jon-azpiri> | April 15, 2010 at 01:42 pm 234 views | 0 Recommendations | 2 comments<http://www.nowpublic.com/sports/college-football-rule-changes-eyeblack-wedge-blocks-taunting-2606005.html#comments> *The NCAA Approved Several College Football Rule Changes for the 2010 Season. The NCAA Has Banned Eyeblack Messages and Wedge Blocks. It's Also Implemented Strong Taunting Penalties* On Thursday, the NCAA approved rule changes for the 2010 NCAA College Football season. The NCAA will now ban eyeblack with messages on it as well as wedge blocks on kickoffs. *NCAA Bans Eyeblack Messages* The NCAA has banned eyeblack with messages on it. The eyeblack message rose to popularity thanks to former USC Reggie Bush and Florida QB Tim Tebow. Tebow, in particular, made a point of using eyeblack messages. Throughout his days at Florida, Tebow wrote the names of Bible passages on his eyeblack. Some examples: Tebow wrote Phil 4:13<http://www.nowpublic.com/sports/john-3-16-tim-tebow-switches-phil-4-13-eye-black-message>, Heb: 12 1-2<http://www.nowpublic.com/sports/tim-tebow-heb-12-1-2-eye-black-what-does-heb-12-1-2-mean-2528020.html>and John 16:33<http://www.nowpublic.com/sports/tim-tebow-john-16-33-eye-black-what-does-john-16-33-mean-2532597.html>on his eyeblack during his last two season with the Gators. Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor stirred up controversy when he wrote an eyeblack message in support of controversial NFL quarterback Michael Vick. *NCAA Wedge Block Ban* The NFL banned wedge blocks a year ago and the NCAA is now following suit. While the eyeblack ban was a cosmetic change, the wedge block is seen as a safety measure. The new rule states that the team receiving a kickoff can no longer have more than two players standing within two yards of one another, shoulder to shoulder. If so, the team will be given a 15-yard penalty, even if there is no contact on the play. The NCAA banned the wedge block out of concern for the number of concussions that occur during kickoff returns. -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us Subscription settings: http://groups.google.com/group/gatortalk/subscribe?hl=en -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
