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Originally posted by insatty
Jason's interpretation makes the ball part of the player's hand. Jason's interpretation may be correct, but I find no support in the NFHS rules or interpretations.
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I believe a firm understanding of when the ball is live and when it is dead are key to interpretting this play correctly.
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Originally posted by insatty
If someone knows of the authority that answers this question, please reply.
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The ball is not dead unless a player in possession of the ball touches the ground with any part of his person other than hand or foot (unless I've gotten some rules cross-over here from another code).
A fumble is the loss of possession of a live ball ....
Therefore, a player who hasn't been downed (making the ball dead) can lose possession of the ball if it strikes the ground and comes loose.