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Originally Posted by Ed Hickland

Go back to bigjohn's quote:

"By rule it is not hurdling because the snappers hand is on the ground. That is why I tell our snappers to vary the pause for extra points. Most teams will tim up the snap. If the defender stepped on the center, is it a foul?"

which implies if the snapper has his hand on the ground you cannot hurdle him. You cannot hurdle a player if the player is in the air but if a player is on the ground it is hurdling (is feet are on the ground).

No Ed, it implies you can hurdle if the snapper has his hand on the ground and is a correct implication by rule. Hurdling is allowed if the defender has another part of his body other than his feet touching the ground. If he does not, it is an illegal hurdle if he only has his feet on the ground.