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Old Thu Oct 28, 2021, 06:15am
bob jenkins bob jenkins is offline
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Originally Posted by ilyazhito View Post
Ball is touched by a player with OOB status, therefore it becomes OOB. Since a player who is out of bounds cannot secure possession, the ball is awarded to team A. If the fumble was touched by B in advance of the spot of the fumble, it is returned to the spot of the fumble. In any scenario it is A's ball, next down (unless A has reached the line to gain).
Thanks -- that's what was ruled and what we had as the correct ruling in the booth (not that our opinion matters).
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