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Ok, so here is what I would do to speed up the game:

• Clock starts unless in the final 5 minutes of the 2nd half for when someone goes out of bounds.
• TV/Radio is limited to 3 commercial breaks per quarter not including the end of the quarter, non-30 second timeouts, and injuries. The NCAA has this rule in basketball, time to put it in for football.
• The 25 second play clock becomes a 40 second play clock after an incomplete pass that starts as soon as the ball hits the ground, just like the NFL (only 5 seconds longer).

It takes almost a minute to reset and start the play clock in today's college game. This is probably the biggest reason for the longer games. The infusion of the spread offense and its propensity to pass the ball upwards of 70% of the time, has resulted in longer games due to these incompletions. A play clock that starts immediately after the incompletion has been signaled will force the next play to be called quicker and force these slow referees to spot the ball quicker. Nothing irritates me more in the college game than the almost lethargic pace at which the refs spot the ball. Even a little more urgency on their part would create shorter games. Again, just my opinion, but something has to be done otherwise the college game is going to lose its TV audience.