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Originally Posted by ljudge
As I'm reading thru this post I'm thinking "ok, what about NCAA?"
I thought this was illegal touching but from what I read in 7-3-11 it appears as though the codes agree, at least in part.
This 'originally ineligible' phrase is tripping me up again. The only way for an ineligible (at the snap) to become eligible is for an opponent to touch a pass. Correct?
So, what is the significance of "originally" there for?
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It is there because an originally ELIGIBLE receiver can become ineligible during the play, i.e. he goes out of bounds voluntarily. If the word "originally" was not there then we would have a conflict in the rules. That is because if the originally eligible becomes ineligible and then touches the pass , the only penalty is loss of down at previous spot.