No Mud Tees

Changes and additions to the football rules made at the annual meeting of the National Intercollegiate Football Rules Committee were:

1) Abolition of all mud or artificial kicking tees.

2) Advancement of the kick-off from the 40 to the 50-yard line.

3) Decision to place the ball on the 3-yard line instead of the 5-yard line after touchdown.

4) Granting of power to referee to refuse to take time out when delaying of game is apparent.

5) Increase in penalty for more than three times out in each half from two to five yards.

6) Recommendation that gun shall be fired at end of each quarter.

7) Clarification of rule against onside kick.

8) Warning to players forming passive interference for screen pass.

9) Provision for declining of penalty when forward pass touches ineligible player and is recovered by eligible man.

10) General tendency toward speeding up the play and encouragement of use of run or pass to convert point after touchdown.