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Yes, it's moving back continuously until the defense hits it. Still a legal snap, and still a legal play by the defense.
DeR's only hangup seems to be the word RELEASE. Please, DeR, note specifically that none of the rules require this release to be voluntary. Involuntary release (whether simply by dropping the ball or having it swatted out of his hands) is still a release.
And I'll repeat what I've said 3 times, because it doesn't seem to be sinking in. In the books and other publications listing the differences between FED and NCAA, the swatting of the ball by the defense is specifically mentioned as a legal play in FED.
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