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Originally Posted by JugglingReferee
If the QB never lost control, and a lineman gathered it near the LTG, then by definition if the ball reaches the LTG, then don't you have a forward hand-off pass beyond the LS?
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That was my thought. For illegal forward handing they'll get 5 yards and LOD (7-3-2), so they won't do that again on 4th down!
If the ball was loose it wasn't illegal forward handing, but probably would be an illegal planned loose ball (7-2-8), which is 5 yards but no LOD.