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Originally Posted by JasonTX
In NCAA there is not a foul for batting it backwards in the field of play. Batting it forwards is a foul. If you are batting it backwards you really haven't gained any advantage because now you are losing yards so that's why it's not a foul. Batting it forwards you now have a potential to gain yards assuming you recover it, thus it's a foul.
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The advantage in the present situation is that you might more easily gain possession of the ball by knocking it out of bounds than by trying to gather it inbounds.