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NCAA: Even if you rule momentum, it's not going to result in a touchback. If the ball became dead behind the goalline the ball will come back to the spot of the recovery. In your play you said he got the ball and advanced to the 5. Momentum is what carries a player backwards. In your play it's a safety. Momentum is a force that a player doesn't have any control of. Try running down a hill and coming to an instant stop. It won't happen because your momentum will carry you for a few more steps. The NCAA rules says that 5 yards is enough time for you to stop your momentum. This doesn't mean that your allowed to intercept the ball or catch/recover a fumble inside the 5 and be allowed to run behind the goalline. If you rule he did it on his own and it wasn't momentum, then you got to rule a safety.
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