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Originally Posted by JRutledge
Yes, but he was not "holding" the ball. The ball was on the floor. I do not consider that holding. But then again you can say he had some control possibly of the ball. I probably at first glance would have passed on this play. I do think the NF needs to clarify this if they want a travel called. I do not like to make travel calls simply because it looked funny.
Peace
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Watching it in full speed the first time, I would have whistled it. Here's how I see the rule.
1. NFHS wants it called travel when the player is holding the ball and stands up.
2. NFHS wants it called travel when a player sets the ball down then gets up.
3. When a player does something that, for all intents and purposes, falls right in the middle of 1 and 2, I can't imagine they want that allowed.
I do think they need to clarify this, or define "holding" to include pinning the ball to the floor. It could also have ramifications for team control issues.