[Bob M.]

1. A 4/10 @ B-22. A's field goal is blocked and lands at the B-16. A88 attempts to recover the ball and muffs it backwards and out of bounds at the B-25.
NF: Ignore touching behind the line. Ball is first-touched beyond the NZ. Result of the play is B’s ball 1-10 at B’s 25 (ignore the touch).



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2. A 4/10 @ B-30. A's field goal is partially blocked and bounces into the air at the B-4. B56 recovers the ball at the B-3 and his momentum carries him into the end zone where he is tackled. During the play, A77 holds at the B-32.
NF: No momentum exception on recovered loose balls. Result of play is safety. Award A two points and B free kicks from his 20. Or, if B wishes, they can have A replay 4th down, 4-20 at B’s 40 assuming that the foul occurred during the kick, i.e. before B56 recovered. Obviously, that's their best option in this case. [Note: NCAA rules do recognize momentum on recovered loose balls so their ruling would be different.]

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3. A 1/10 @ B-40. With the score tied, the clock is running with 15 seconds remaining in the game. A33 runs to the B-30 where he is hit and fumbles. While the ball is rolling on the ground, B56 pushes A33 at the knees from behind in an attempt to get to the ball. The ball rolls out of bounds at the B-25. 2 seconds remain on the clock.
NF: Legal contact. A’s ball 1-10 @ B’s 25. Clock starts on snap. [I know some will disagree with this.]


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4. A 4/6 @ B-30. With 2 seconds left in a tied game, A is lined up for a field goal. A3 muffs the snap. While the ball is rolling on the ground, A3 from his knees bats the ball backward to the kicker, A99. A99 picks up the ball and runs to the B-30, stops and kicks the ball. B56 in an attempt to block the kick runs into A99 (not roughing). The ball rolls out of bounds at the B-1. Time expires during the play.
NF: Let’s take it one step at a time. A3’s bat is illegal (during a loose ball play) but does not cause the ball to become dead. A99’s kick is legal since it’s in or behind the NZ. Here’s the difficult part based upon the way Uncle Ernie worded the play: You say that B56 was attempting to block that kick. To me, that means that it was reasonably obvious to him that a kick would be made. That means that a running into the kicker flag is warranted. Result: A double foul. Play an untimed down. If you had not said that B56 was attempting to block the kick, I probably would have assumed that B56’s contact is irrelevant because it was not reasonably certain that a kick would be made. In that case, the only foul would be A’s bat. I’d be certain to counsel B that accepting the penalty for A’s foul would result in an untimed down. They’ll most likely decline.