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I have been doing some research on this call after hearing about it yesterday ( I did not see it)
According to the play-by-play Wisconsin had 4th and 3 at the WSU 44:
4-3 WSU 44 Debauche,Ken punt 1 yards to the WSU43, downed, PENALTY WIS illegal batting
(Debauche,Ken) 15 yards to the WIS42, 1st and 10, WSU ball on WIS42.
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And from a news story:
Not only did DeBauche down his own punt, he purposely batted the ball forward and drew a 15-yard penalty. That set up a short touchdown drive by the Cougars that cut the UW lead to seven points early in the third quarter.
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Not sure that either explanation clears much up. What did the punter actually do? Did he fall on the ball and then smack it (dead ball foul)?
Based on your description it sounds like an IW and depending on when the IW was blown, the down might or might not have been replayed. It sounds like the penalty was enforced as a dead ball foul since Team A did not get to repeat the down (which they should have been allowed to do since the bat was during a kick that had crossed the line of scrimmage). Very strange indeed
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