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Originally Posted by Axe Man
I will admit up front that I pull for Tennessee. My question concerns the run back of the blocked kick in the 2nd overtime. The end of the play was a personal foul face mask penalty. The referee stated that by rule, the foul was ignored. I am not greatly versed on NCAA overtime rules but this sounds to me like the opportunity for a cheap shot. Any input from the group on the ruling. Thanks.
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The R could have chosen his words a little carefully on his announcement. After a change of possession any fouls are automatically cancelled and so are any scores if there are fouls by the scoring team.
I thought about the opp for a cheap shot. I agree. If you grab and pull on the facemask there's a good chance the player with the ball will be tackled. If he scores the game is over so why not do anything you can to avoid the score? That's a heckuva way to think about it but with the rule stated the way it is there's no deterrent.