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Originally Posted by MI Official
My thought is exactly that... safety. There is no argument that the fumble put the ball into the endzone. BUT what caused it go OUT of the EZ? (B diving for it)?? I do not have the case book in front of me, but I do remember in the scoring plays(point after) it gives examples of a 1 point safety on a try IF there is a fumble and when two players are diving for the ball B causes it to go into the enzone and A recovers.
Can't say I agree with it, but I have never had to call it.
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2-13-1 "The term force is used only in connection with the goal line and
in only one direction, i.e., from the field of play into the end zone."
A's fumble put it into the end zone. What happens after that doesn't matter