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Originally posted by jumpmaster
ljudge,
FED rules - ball is dead when it crosses the goal line. Rule 8-5-3a1. Momentum exception in effect.
I don't know about NCAA rules...
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REPLY: Not true! NF 8-5-3a1 only refers to a scrimmage/free kick crossing R's goal line. When this ball crosses the goal line, it's no longer a kick--it's a run in the receiver's possession, the kick having ended at R's 4. Mike and ljudge's rulings are true for both Fed and NCAA rules as long as the receiver
catches the kick. As ljudge points out, in Fed, if he
recovers the kick at the 4 and his momentum takes him into his endzone, the momentum exception is
not in effect, and he risks a safety if he can't get the ball back into the field of play. In NCAA rules, even the recovery is subject to the momentum exception. Just one of the many differences between the two codes.