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REPLY: For Fed, there's no rule-based reason for bagging the spot of a fumble or backward pass behind the neutral. By that I mean there will never be a need to know on what yardline the fumble/pass occurred. Many do drop the bag to alert their crewmates that the ball is loose.
As Texas Aggie mentioned, it is required in NCAA rules because of the potential for a forward fumble out-of-bounds and the need to know where that fumble occurred.
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Bob M.
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