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Originally Posted by Spence
I'm not an official. Someone asked me about the following situation.
Late in the game. Offense winning. Right before the play clock was to expire the offense was flagged for a false start. He says that the official set the ball and then started the clock. Offense did the same thing again.
He wants to know if in high school the clock should not start until the snap on a penalty against the offense.
Thanks
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That is up to the Referee on this play. If they feel the act was done to manipulate the time, then it could start on the snap. But normally the clock would start on the Ready For Play (whistle and signal).
Peace