[Illini_Ref]

You are saying that ANY kick going into the endzone is a touchback?

Then why do we define a new force?

If R provides a new force and then falls on the ball in the EZ, would not that be a safety? Otherwise, who cares who created the force?

Without the rule book in front of me I cannot quote the section, but, it does say that the responsibility for forcing the ball across a goal line belongs to the team who kicked the ball, UNLESS a new force is supplied by R. That would imply that a new force by R, makes it responsible for putting the ball in the EZ. If that happens to be THEIR EZ, then it is a safety if it beocmes dead in their possession there.