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Originally posted by The Roamin' Umpire
You have two mostly unrelated questions there.
The ball carrier is out of bounds when he steps out, or touches something other than a player or official who is beyond the sideline plane. (NF 2-28-1)
On a dive across the sideline, the ball is placed where it crossed the sideline, unless the runner is OOB before that. (NF 4-3-3 & Casebook)
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Just to clarify the last part of the response, the ball is spotted at its location when the
runner crosses the plane of the sideline (4-3-3). Also, I definitely agree that the original post had two mostly unrelated questions.