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Originally posted by swordfish
Team B lines up on a normal scrimmage play with 12 men on the field. A team B player realises this late, and runs off the field before the ball is snapped. However, he runs to the Team A sideline, as it is closer. Would there be an Illegal Substitution call on this play? When would the flag be thrown, and when would the whistle be blown?
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REPLY: First off, if there are 12 on the field in a formation/huddle, it probably means that the replaced B player did not leave the field "immediately" (Fed) or "within three seconds" (NCAA). The BJ should have recognized this and flagged it before it gets to the point where "...the B player realizes this late." Both codes see this as a dead ball substitution foul. Don't allow the play to go off. (5 yards from the succeeding spot) References: NCAA 3-5-2c, NF 3-7-2.
Now let's suppose that the substitute comes in late and the replaced player leaves immediately, but to his opponents' sideline. Again, in both codes, this is a dead ball substitution foul, 5 yards from the succeeding spot. Don't let the play go off. References: NCAA 3-5-2c, NF 3-7-3.