Greg Schiano , at midfield once the game was over. [ 1 ] Aside from trying to attempt a defensive play, teams that are losing but behind by a touchdown or less in the final two minutes will sometimes use their time outs if the team does a quarterback kneel. As teams are allowed three time outs per half – the clock stops on a time out and restarts on the snap – they will try to preserve them for situations such as this, thereby forcing the winning team to run a play and gain a first down or, in the very least take time off the clock. If there is still enough time left on the clock and the winning team attempts another quarterback kneel, the defensive team's strategy may repeat itself until it either runs out of time outs, time runs out or (most desirably) the team forces a turnover. The 2011 NFL Rules state in Rule 7, Section 2, Article 1(c): "An official shall declare the ball dead and the down ended … when a quarterback immediately drops to his knee (or simulates dropping to his knee) behind the line of scrimmage". [ 2 ] The 2011 and 2012 NCAA Rules state in Rule 4, Section 1, Article 3(o): "A live ball becomes dead and an official shall sound his whistle or declare it dead … When a ball carrier simulates placing his knee on the ground." [ 3 ] The same rule is used by the