The average length of a college football game last season was three hours and 24 minutes, or about the time it takes a commercial jet plane to fly from Los Angeles to Chicago. It was the longest average game time in college football history, and it concerned many of the sports leaders, including Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott.
On Wednesday, at Pac-12 media days in Hollywood, Scott announced the most significant effort to counter those times. The Pac-12 will launch a pilot program this season during select nonconference games that will experiment with game-shortening measures.
Among the biggest changes: fewer commercials.