I was not at the game, but it was described to me at our
last official's meeting and from other descriptions I heard:
Kick Off Return-- team R player returns for an apparent TD-
BUT
drops the ball on the 2 yard line (must be he mistakingly thought
he was in the end zone)
the ball lies on the ground for (I'm really not sure how long)
-- covering official correctly does not signal TD and makes no
signal or any other indication-------
eventually a player from K picks up the ball and tries to hand it
to the covering official who backs off ---- finally a player from
R comes over and attempting to take ball from player K --
covering official blows his whistle and points to a change of
possesion for team K-- 1st down !!!!
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at the meeting-- everyone thought that it was the correct call-
but as I thought more about it----
I think the covering official should have blown his whistle
originally when the ball lie grounded with no one in possesion
and no one trying to gain possesion---- and the ball should have
been rules in possesion of team R (last in team possesion)
with first and goal for them at the 2 yard line !
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reaction ????
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