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Old Thu Aug 31, 2000, 12:03am
Theisey Theisey is offline
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Unless you were playing under NCAA rules, the clock should have been started.

An almost identical play is covered in this years Football Rules Differences manual, rule 3:7 play #1

the basics for NFHS are that "a new series is not awarded to team B until all acts that occurred during the down, including penalties other than nonplayer or unsportsmanlike, are considered".
In this play, the penalty negates team B from being awarded a 1st down. Team A continues, clock on ready.

Under NCAA, the clock would start on the snap.
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