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MJT there are lots of differences in the NCAA rules and Federation rules, that is why you can't apply them to each other...one for example is this...if a player is blocked legally into the punter, in Fed rules roughing is or running into is waived, in NCAA it is still penalized, so I don't feel you can use them interchangeably.
Ljudge, the weakest part of my argument is for sure whether it is "legal" or not and I agree your argument is the strongest....however the note that I cited above concerning (reasonable allowance for the defense knowing whether or not a player is a ball carrier etc) I think applies here to the second K player. It is reasonable for them to think that this is a live ball, and therefore they are reasonable in thinking they can legally touch and possess it, and therefore they can "legally" Block in the back...and in either case I would hesitate to call it unless it was violent...and the chances of it being violent are pretty slim if the K player is actually trying to get to the ball, as opposed to just taking the opportunity to knock someone's head off...
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