8.5.2 SITUATION D
OK, so...
In the Casebook play 8.5.2 SITUATION D,
Why is Team A not "technically" guilty of multiple fouls?
1) Illegal Forward Pass, 7-5-2c - A pass intentionally thrown into an area not occupied by an eligible offensive reciever.
2) Illegal Touching, 7-5-13 - An ineligible A player has illegally touched a forward pass if he bats, muffs, or catches a forward pass while he is in or behind the neutral zone, unless the pass has been touched by B.
Or,
Is the NFHS saying that the Illegal Touching lets Team A off the hook for (or trumps) the Illegal Forward Pass? Because, if if does not let them off the hook, AND B declines both penalties, is not Team A left in possession of the ball at the end of the run in their own end zone, (a.k.a. a safety)?
Or,
Have I completely missed the boat on this one?
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