"Army had the ball for 44:41 and ran 87 plays to Oklahoma's 40. It was the third-fewest offensive plays for Oklahoma in school history and the fewest since running 38 against Colorado in 1960." (Link below) Army also runs a Paul Johnson derived "Flexbone" triple option offense. Houston -- which possessed the ball for only 17:27 to Navy's 42:33 and gave up 527 total yards, including 349 rushing -- would probably argue not much of an affect as well. Anecdotal, yes, but I wouldn't count on that rule change making things easier for ND.
Link: http://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401013066
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