Today's Tidbit... It's Time For Football's Two-Yard Penalty
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The 1906 season was a seminal season for rule changes. The forward pass became legal, as did the onside kick from scrimmage, the neutral zone entered the game, and the yards to gain for a first down doubled from five to ten. Those were among the significant changes in 1906, but there was another small change whose story is seldom told: the introduction of the two-yard penalty.
Today's Tidbit... It's Time For Football's Two-Yard Penalty
Today's Tidbit... It's Time For Football's…
Today's Tidbit... It's Time For Football's Two-Yard Penalty
The 1906 season was a seminal season for rule changes. The forward pass became legal, as did the onside kick from scrimmage, the neutral zone entered the game, and the yards to gain for a first down doubled from five to ten. Those were among the significant changes in 1906, but there was another small change whose story is seldom told: the introduction of the two-yard penalty.