But it’s not just Saban; he has a new partner in town in Arkansas’ Bret Bielema, who is also lobbying against this style of offense. Bielema told AL.com that he wants to implement a rules change also in the name of player safety to allow a 15-second subs ution period after every first down, in an effort to slow down the high-octane offenses and keep guys fresh.
“Not to get on the coattails of some of the other coaches, there is a lot of truth that the way offensive philosophies are driven now, there’s times where you can’t get a defensive subs ution in for 8, 10, 12 play drives,” Bielema said. “That has an effect on safety of that student-athlete, especially the bigger defensive linemen, that is really real.”
Will Muschamp and Steve Spurrier were also quoted as being proponents of slowing down the no-huddle attacks, while Gus Malzahn and Hugh Freeze are against it, for obvious reasons.
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