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Originally posted by PSU213
I apologize in advance that I know almost nothing about NCAA rules, but here it goes anyway.
The kickoff bounces in the field of play. B tries to secure possession, but fails. In NF ball this is a muff..is it a muff under NCAA rules? If the ball then entered the EZ, would this be a new impetus (or to go NF style, a new force), and hence downing the ball in the EZ would result in a safety?
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REPLY: No need to apologize. There are a lot of coaches who've been working at the college level for years and a whole lot of announcers who don't really know squat about NCAA rules.
The way you describe your play, assuming that B touched the ball while trying to secure possession, it is a muff, but
not a new impetus. What B's muff does is keep the ball alive after it touches the ground in B's end zone. Untouched by B, the ball would become dead as soon as it touched the ground in B's endzone and it would be a TB. Being that B touched it, it remains alive. If A recovers, it's a TD for them; if B recovers, it will be a TB since the impetus is still the kick. So, in summary, B's muff doesn't change the impetus. It only keeps the ball alive even after it touches the ground in B's endzone.