The overtime rules in college football need to be changed.

The team that wins the coin flip wins a disproportionate amount of times (not evident this Saturday), and too much importance is placed on too few officiating decisions (very evident Saturday).

The old saying "calls even out in the end" doesn't apply to overtime periods.

With only one potential "drive," one bad call can end the game.

This shouldn't be allowed to happen.

Saturday, two calls went against Penn State in OT. Good teams rebound from such setbacks. Except in OT, there is no time to rebound.

A real fix would be to add instant replay, more officials, the "challenge" rule like in the NFL.

But they are all a little unrealistic.

A simple fix: Stop starting drives at the 25-yard line in OT.

Push the teams back to the 40.

This will force teams to actually drive. Also, the ability to get a few first downs lessens the blow of one poor call by the officials.

Red-zone efficiency is just part of the game, not the whole game.

Next time a basketball game ends in a tie, imagine the ref calling for five free throws each to break it.

It's equal, so it's fair, right?