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Originally posted by Warrenkicker
The safety issue is for the defender. When the player, who was running at the time, jumped toward the defender leading with a foot or knee he would likely contact the defender first with one of those in the head or shoulders.
There was a perfect example of this last season around here. The runner came toward the sideline and the defender came up to tackle him. The defender had broken-down a little but his head was still at least 4 feet off the ground and only his feet were touching the ground. The runner hurdled the defender cleanly and continued on for a touchdown. The tv camera that got this play was on the sideline about 10 yards in advance of the play and had a very good view of it. The instant I saw that replay I couldn't believe there wasn't a flag thrown. A couple inches to one side and the defender would have taken a foot straight to the head.
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It's not illegal for the runner to hurdle (NCAA)