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We had a situation last Friday where on a kickoff after a touchdown, the kicker kicks the ball to the goal line. As the person catches the ball which is clearly in front of the goal line, his back foot steps backward into the end zone. Our white hat did not call a touchback and allowed the runner to proceed. As it turned out he fumbled on the 18 and the opponent threw a touchdown pass on the next play. The coach came to us at halftime screaming that the kickoff should have been a touchback. Were we correct in not calling a touchback and allowing the runner to return the ball?
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