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Old Tue Apr 26, 2005, 08:09am
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Originally posted by kentref
Any thoughts on the legality of the two K players who are "blocking" R players away from the ball? Obviously, once R touches the ball it can be caught/recovered by K, but could K be flagged for holding (per 9-2-3c)?
REPLY: Not if they're truly "blocking" as defined in Rule 2. Holding is holding. Blocking is something different. I would not call it holding unless someone was grabbed or hooked and restrained from moving toward the ball. While the NCAA does prohibit K's blocking until they're eligible to touch the ball, Fed has no rule against.
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