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NCAA: breaking the plane of the goal line does not make it an automatic touchback. Should the ball have landed in the EZ untouched in the field of play by team-B, then it would be a touchback.
There is a special case where team-A can reach back into the EZ to bat the ball back into the field of play. This is called a volation which could result in a touchback when it is declared dead in the field of play. Team-B could pick up the ball and run if they like, but unless then get past the 20, they can elect to have it placed at the 20 because of the Team-A violation.
Unlike the NFL, what matters is where the ball is in relation to the ploane of the goal line, not where the player is.
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