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This is the exact play that made plays like this illegal
You have stated, word for word, how the play was run to cause the ruling to be added to the case book. This play was run here in Kansas about 5 years ago in a varsity game. The center told the QB that the wrong ball was on the field. The coach then held up a ball on the sideline and the QB took the ball from the center in a legal snap that didn't go through his legs. The QB then jogged toward his sideline and when he passed the defensive end he took off for a touchdown. The coach and the QB were on Letterman for than one. The new ruling came out the next year.
The use of talking to deceive the defense is what is illegal on this play. You would probably give the USC foul to the QB but I think the coach called the play and you might just put it on him.
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