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Originally Posted by TXMike
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)?
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The ball bounced after hitting the ground, and in disgust, the punter batted the ball towards the WSU goal. At no point was the ball downed. At that point a WSU player picked it up, but stopped when the whistle blew.
The news story you posted seems like a misunderstanding of the rules. If the ball is downed, how can you illegally bat it?
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Originally Posted by TXMike
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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Seemed like an IW to me as well. Like I said, if I was the WSU coach, I would have and an earful for the official.