Potential rule change will impact how the SEC plays football

There are likely a lot of rules or things that every football fan wishes was different about the game. Whether it be coaches or teams taking advantage of loopholes in the rule book or wishing specific rules were not in place, everyone likely has something they wish was different about college football.

But one of the most talked about issues from this past season, at least in the SEC, was coaches having their players fake an injury to gain an advantage. This was done mainly on defense to give themseleves a rest if the offense was marching down the field. Sometimes this even happened on offense to avoid a delay of game penalty. But the reason this was such a talked about issue in the SEC is because Ole Miss football head coach Lane Kiffin was known for doing this more than any other program in the country.

This became such an issue that SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey cracked down and stated that fines and suspensions would be handed out to head coaches if they kept faking injuries.

While this was a step in the right direction, everyone should agree that there is no room in the sport for faking injuries. It is a lame way to try and earn an advantage that nobody should respect. So when On3 broke the news on Tuesday that coaches are discussing implementing a rule to combat this issue, the college football erupted with praise.

"Any injured player would be sidelined the rest of the drive. Coaches could use a timeout to reinstate player."

How this impacts Georgia

This rule going into effect would have a major impact on Georgia football. Reason being that Kirby Smart has stated that Georgia has never attempted this strategy nor would they ever think about doing it in the future.

This should be a great thing for Georgia fans to hear because we all want to beat teams and win championships the right way and not by using some loophole that is morally wrong. So if Georgia isn't doing this, then it would be nice if other teams didn't do this either so they don't earn an advantage against the Bulldogs.

While this potential rule doesn't completely eliminate this strategy from ever occurring, it likely would be enough to prevent most teams from doing this. So hopefully this rule gets approved, because it would be nice to not have teams like Ole Miss do this or someone like Notre Dame who did this against Georgia in the Sugar Bowl when a defender's shoe fell off and they couldn't get it back on in time.