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I wondered about a similar play. Anybody watch the UCLA/Oregon game yesterday?
Oregon kicked off, and UCLA started a return to the right. A UCLA player on the left side of the field was laying on the ground with nobody near him, obviously in an attempt to hideout. The return man then tried to throw a backward pass across the field, but it ended up being forward 3 or 4 yards. Anyways, they called it back for the illegal forward pass.
My point was the player laying on the ground. I recall there being an explicit mention that all players must be standing, but I think that is before the snap. Would that apply when the ball is live? The UCLA player in question seemed to lie down in an attempt to deceive.
(I'm trying to find a youtube clip of it).
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