Inside the Irish · Apr 15, 2015
Blue-Gold Game: Rules and Format for 86th annual spring game
Louis Nix, Steve ElmerNotre Dame released the official rules and format for the 86th annual Blue-Gold game. As the LaBar Practice Fields transform to house an intimate live viewing audience, an elite group of recruits and a NBCSN television production, let’s get the basics down as we begin to dig deeper into the spring finale.
GAME FORMAT
* First half will be two 12-minute quarters with normal clock stoppages.
* Second half will have two 15-minute quarters with running time.
* No play clock.
* Clock stoppages for injuries and timeouts. (Each team will get three time outs.)
