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[QUOTE=Scooby]There is no force out rule in Fed. football. A player must come down with at least one foot in the field of play prior to any part of his body or ball touching the ground out of bounds.
You are correct, that there is no "Force Out Rule" in the NFHS code, but there are "rule exceptions" that provide for the covering official's judgment to apply to situations involving contact near a sideline, when an airborne receiver is "forced" OOB.
Case Book 7.5.2.situation L explains when, "the contact by B1 changed the direction of A2 and he is given forward progress." It goes on to qualify when, "added force in the general direction the player was moving, is not considered a factor affecting his spot of landing.", and therefore first touching the ground in this situation would be incomplete.
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