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Originally posted by ChuckElias
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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
The rule above no longer applies because the ball is no longer in bounds.
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Technically, the ball never was inbounds. The ball was on the inbound side of the OOB plane, but the ball still had OOB status, b/c it was in contact with a player who was touching OOB.
I know that JR knows that, and I also know it's not that big a deal. I just thought I'd point it out.
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What?
Technically,the ball has to have come in bounds,or it never would be legal for the defender to grab it or slap it.In this sitch,you've got a live ball in bounds.That's why it's legal to grab or touch it. NFHS casebook play 10.3.12SitB uses that language.Once the ball goes back OOB,you now have a live ball OOB,and a different rule covers the touching or grabbing of the ball by a defender-ie NFHS rule 9-2-11PENALTY3.It now is an immediate T under NFHS rules,no warning. NCAA rules are the same,I think,but I'm going back to the ballgame.If anybody wants NCAA references,I'll look 'em up later.
PS-I know that it ain't that big a deal. As long as the right call is made,who cares what nomenclature is used.