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A similar play happened in the Peach Bowl a few years ago. That play started as a forward pass but a defender grabbed the ball while the defender was airborne, and before he came down he pitched it forward to a teammate. Not sure how they ruled but the next year it was clarified and we were told that should be handled as a "bat." A forward pass can be batted in any direction legally so it was no foul. In your play, it is not a pass, it is a loose ball from a fumble. Fumbles cannot legally be batted forward. The way your scenario reads, it was forward so it would be an illegal bat. Enforcement from end of run (B-42). Ball goes to B-27, 1st and 10.
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