[The Roamin' Umpire]

I'm most familiar with Fed rules, but I'll try both sets. Corrections definitely welcome.

Originally posted by Bob M.
1. Free kick from A's 40. Ball is rolling at B's 4 where B12 muffs it and it rolls into B's end zone. A34 recovers it there.

FED: Touchback as soon as the ball breaks the plane. A kick is a kick is a kick...
NCAA: I believe this is a touchdown for A. No touchback if the ball is touched by B before it hits the ground in the end zone.

2. A, 3-5 from midfield. Wide receiver A88 inadvertently steps OOB at B's 45 and returns immediately at B's 43. Defender B22 pushes A88 just before a forward pass (catchable for NCAA purposes) falls incomplete nearby. QB A10 is roughed on the play.

FED: A88 committed an ill. participation foul at the B43 - this is a live-ball IP foul. He's still -eligible- though, so we have DPI on B22. This creates a double foul; the roughing is just gravy at this point.

NCAA: Hmmm. I think NCAA rules only have a foul on A88 if he's the first one to touch the loose ball inbounds. I also suspect that he may no longer be eligible, but I could certainly be wrong here. In any event, I believe the end result is that A will accept the roughing penalty, bringing up 1/10 at B's 35 yard line.

3. On 4-8 from B's 40, punter A8 muffs the snap. Under pressure, he recovers and scrambles to B's 38 (beyond the NZ) where he punts downfield. The ball rolls into B's EZ where A89 recovers it.

FED: Illegal kick at B38. This is treated as a fumble, so A89's recovery is tehnically a TD. The penalty will of course be accepted, bringing up 4/21 from the A47.

NCAA: I have some memory that illegal kicks in NCAA include loss of down. If that's the case, then 'twould be B 1/10 at the A47.

4. On 4-7 from midfield, QB A12 scrambles. He runs to B's 48. He circles back to A's 48 where he throws a forward pass to teammate A87 who runs it into B's end zone.

FED: Legal pass, TD.
NCAA: Illegal pass, B 1/10 at the A43.

5. With 0:10 seconds remaining in the game, A leads 23-20. On 4-10 from A's 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.

FED: Safety no matter what.
NCAA: B may decline the penalty and take over on downs, 1/10 at the A2.

[Edited by The Roamin' Umpire on Feb 20th, 2005 at 11:24 AM]