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Originally posted by AndrewMcCarthy
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...an unsuccessful attempt to secure possession of a ball is a muff. In this play, that should be immaterial as the team-R receiver most certianly did not have an unimpeded oportunity to catch the ball and secondly, the receiver had signalled for a fair catch. He should not have been contacted at all.. This is KCI.
You ask if K can cause a muff? Sure, he could be distracting the receiver by standing too close, yelling at him or waving his hands in front of him. Again, remember the definition of a muff.. and unsuccessful attempt to secure possession.
...Kick catching interference - if he's signalled for a fair catch, is in the process of making the catch and K1 hits him, it's KCI...
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Sorry guys, but I disagree with your blanket statements on this. What if the K player comes from the side of R before the contact? Did he obstruct R's path to the ball or touch R? No. Also, once R bobbles or muffs, he CAN be contacted by K provided he is attempting to secure possession. If R doesn't catch it clean then K can attempt to secure possession whether the ball hits the ground or not. Casebook play 6.5.2 Situation A (b) describes this exact play.
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That case play isn't anywhere like this one. That case book play the ball is muffed up into the air.. This play talks about a catch/BANG play. That is KCI.
A player homing in from the side might be guilty of KCI and might not be.
Again, this play post has the receiver making a FC signal and the receiver maybe bobbing the ball at most. K does not have a license to smack him at the point.
I'm really glad that the NCAA has changed their ruling on this for this season. That being if a fair catch signal is given and the ball is muffed INTO the air, the receiver must still have an opportunity to catch it. Team-A cannot prevent him from making that catch. Of course, some common sense prevails such as if that ball flys forward 10 yards, as no way could the receive get up there to catch it. But in general, he must be allowed to catch his muff.