Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Bob M.
REPLY: In NCAA rules, you're correct, but you're not correct under Federation rules. In Federation rules, the offended team is most certainly allowed to accept the penalty but not have the yardage assessed. Take a look at Case Book play 10.1.1 Situation B. Yardage is the only element of a penalty that a team is allowed to decline separately. Replay of a down, loss of down, automatic first down are other elements of a penalty that cannot be declined without declining the whole penalty.
|
Bob,
I don't have my case book with me, but I may be eating crow on this one.
I have never offered a penalty less distance nor have I had it requested.