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Originally Posted by BoBo
QUESTION????
Once the kicker leaves his position as an apparent kicker is the holder down because he has a knee on the ground??
To make this play legal does the holder need to rise to get his knee off the ground???
FED or NCAA rule comments welcomed
thanks
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In NF, yes he has to rise.
In NCAA he does not as long as an offensive player is in position to kick the ball held for a place kick by a teammate. In the video, if you freeze it at 1:09 (the instant the holder picks the ball up to pass it backwards) the kicker is still "inside" the holder and if he came straight forward could still kick the ball. I know that is not how he normally goes to kick the ball, but the fact that he is still in a position that he could kick the ball makes it legal according to the NCAA rule.