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Old Mon Oct 19, 2009, 06:25am
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Lightbulb Canadian Ruling

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Originally Posted by yankeesfan View Post
with about 10 seconds remaining in the half, quarterback takes snap from shotgun and spikes ball. we have illegal forward pass, 5 yard penalty and loss of down. when does the clock start? is there any case plays out there or rule #'s? thanks
CANADIAN RULING:

On the snap. This is because spiking the ball is just an incomplete pass. I do not believe that it is Deliberate Grounding.
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