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The NCAA Football Rules Committee on Wednesday tabled the controversial 10-second rule proposal that would have slowed college offenses, sources told ESPN.com. The committee's decision came the day before the NCAA's 11-member playing rules oversight panel was scheduled to vote on whether to make the proposal a rule for the upcoming season. The committee's decision means the oversight panel will not vote on the proposal. The 10-second proposal would have prohibited snapping the ball until at least 10 seconds run off the 40-second play clock, allowing defenses to substitute. The only exceptions would be in the final two minutes of each half and if the play clock began at 25 seconds. If the offense snapped the ball before the play clock is at less than 30 seconds, it would have been penalized five yards for delay of game. Under current rules, defenses aren't guaranteed an opportunity to substitute unless the offense subs first. In a recent ESPN survey of all 128 FBS coaches, 73...