[Bob M.]

In the April 2005 edition of Referee Magazine, Jeffrey Stern goes over the 2005 Federation Rule changes. Obviously, the change getting most of his attention was the new prohibition against throwing more than one forward pass during a down. Here is one play he uses to illustrate the change along with his ruling:

PLAY: Fourth and 10 from A’s 5. A1 drops into his endzone and throws a legal forward pass. Blitzing linebacker B2 deflects the pass, which is caught by A1. Still in his own endzone, A1 throws a forward pass to eligible A3 that is (a) incomplete, or (b) is complete to A3 at Team A’s 27 yardline. RULING: In (a), team B may decline the penalty and begin a new series on team A’s five yardline, or accept the penalty to score a safety. In (b), because the foul occurred in the endzone, B will score a safety if it accepts the penalty. Declining the penalty would result in a new series for team A.

Comments anyone?? Remember, this was a Federation article. NCAA and Fed rules are different, so make sure your comments are accompanied by which code you're using.