Here's a shot from a Federation perspective:
1. Free kick from As 40. Ball is rolling at Bs 4 where B12 muffs it and it rolls into Bs end zone. A34 recovers it there.
Ruling: Touchback
2. A, 3-5 from midfield. Wide receiver A88 inadvertently steps OOB at Bs 45 and returns immediately at Bs 43. Defender B22 pushes A88 just before a forward pass (catchable for NCAA purposes) falls incomplete nearby. QB A10 is roughed on the play.
Ruling: Double foul; replay the down. A88 has committed IP, B22 commits DPI, and a B player has committed roughing the passer.
3. On 4-8 from Bs 40, punter A8 muffs the snap. Under pressure, he recovers and scrambles to Bs 38 (beyond the NZ) where he punts downfield. The ball rolls into Bs EZ where A89 recovers it.
Ruling: I say the kick is still illegal even though the kicker is in the ENZ. If the foul is accepted it's 15 from the previous, replay the down. If declined then it would be a TD as an illegal kick is treated as a fumble and I believe you can't have a touchback on an illegal kick.
4. On 4-7 from midfield, QB A12 scrambles. He runs to Bs 48. He circles back to As 48 where he throws a forward pass to teammate A87 who runs it into Bs end zone.
Ruling: TD for A. The pass is legal.
5. With 0:10 seconds remaining in the game, A leads 23-20. On 4-10 from As 2. QB A11 is under pressure in his end zone. He intentionally grounds a pass to avoid a loss of yardage. Clock reads 0:02 at the end of the down.
Ruling: It's a safety whether the grounding is accepted or declined because the run ended in the endzone and the play ended there. There will need to be an untimed down for the free kick at a minimum as possession has changed and a safety was involved.
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