Clock Management

by John T. Reed
Author, Football Clock Management
American Football Monthly July 1998 Issue OnlineWith 10:10 left in the second quarter at the Cotton Bowl, Texas A&M quarterback Branndon Stewart stepped out of bounds at the line of scrimmage after being flushed out of the pocket on a first-and-ten play.

No one thought anything of it. They should have. Stewart's "one small step" for an Aggie turned out to be "one giant leap" for UCLA. It cost Texas A&M the game.

I have discovered about 145 principles of clock management-and counting. One of them is that football teams sho...Login to Read More

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