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Originally posted by lazebra
If the lineman A79 is downfield then it is OPI. Restrictions do not end for A79 until the catch is made by rule (after A81 returns to the ground with the ball) or after the ball is touched by B. A79 in this situation is an ineligible who has touched a legal forward pass in flight beyond the NZ expanded. By rule this is OPI.
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I don't understand OPI...
NCAA 7-3
Illegal Touching
ARTICLE 11. No originally ineligible player while inbounds shall intentionally touch a legal forward pass until it has touched an opponent or an official (A.R. 5-2-3-I and A.R. 7-3-11-I-III). PENALTY Five yards from the previous spot [S16].
OPI with 15 yards seems a bit much for an OL who sees the ball coming to him an from reflex grabs it.
Oh, sorry, now I see - if the OL is downfield...
If (as someone else asked) he was behind the line still I would suggest to everyone to call Illegal Touching.
James