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Originally posted by mikesears
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Originally posted by BktBallRef
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Originally posted by Theisey
Not under NFHS rules...
The period is extended for an untimed down because the foul occurred during the last timed down and the penalty was accepted. Team B would be better off declining the penalty and Mr Ref better tell him that option.
Case book 3.3.3 Situation A.
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Unless you can convince me otherwise Tom, I'm going to have to disagree with you. The penalty, a false start, didn't occur during the down. It occurred prior to the snap. A down doesn't begin until the ball is snapped. Therefore, there is no untimed down.
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Team A runs a play with 20 seconds left and A52 holds during the play which ends inbounds. There are 5 seconds left. If Team B accepts the penalty, there will be another down regardless of whether or not the clock expires. Correct?
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Yes, but the difference is that, in your play, the foul occurred during the down. In the play that was originally posted, the foul occurred before the down started. Therefore, no untimed down.