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Originally posted by bluezebra
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By the way, "illegal procedure" is a term used by announcers. It's not in the Rule Book.
Bob ..
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Not so fast there Bob...
We have a signal for "Illegal Procedure" (Signal 19 - Page 88), we have a penalty called "Illegal Procedure" (Penalty 11 - Page 77), and we have some acts that by default are called "Illegal Procedure". Examples would include Rule 7-2-1,2 & 3 as described on Page 47 but more importantly please see the PENALTY section on page 48 where these acts are specifically referered to as "Illegal Procedure" or Illegal Formation...
As for the play in question;
It is an UC charged to the head coach just as it is described in Casebook 9.5.1 Situation D.
It is a dead ball foul, the play should be blown dead prior to the snap, hence the ball should never be allowed to become live...