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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
Following the safety near the end of the Missouri/Kansas game, Kansas was required to kick from the 20 now trailing by 8 points and only 17 seconds remaining.
Why did they not attempt an onside kick? Is it not allowed per rule?
I don't officiate football, but do have some friends that do and know that there is a difference between a free kick and a scrimmage kick. I don't know which is which though. For example, I'm told that a team may use a tee on kick-offs (and FGs in HS, not sure about NCAA), but can't following a safety. So perhaps the rule about onside kicks differs as well.
Thanks for anyone who can state the rule with certainty.
I just can't believe that KU would not attempt the onside kick, if they could! That would be a crazy coaching error.
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I was suprised KU didn't try it myself. Missouri was lined up to cover an onside kick. In most cases, coaches don't even consider an onsides kick after a saftey because it it's unsuccessful, he's given the ball to the opponent on his own 30, but KU had nothing to lose so why not give it a shot?