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Originally Posted by Welpe
This is a kick catching interference foul. They can accept the penalty and back K up 15 yards and replay the down or they can accept an awarded fair catch at the spot of KCI.
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In NCAA it might not be KCI. If team R considered the ball "poison" in the NZ they might've backed away from it and not been in position (or making any attempt) to catch it. In that case it'd only be illegal touching by K, a violation, and R would be awarded 1D at the spot, but IIRC they'd also have the choice (which they probably wouldn't take) of a penalty for "short free kick" as below.
In NFL last I checked the KCI rule was the same as NCAA's (not as Fed's), but in the NZ it'd be considered a "short free kick", and R would not be allowed possession but K would be penalized 5 yards from the previous spot and the down repeated.
Robert