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Originally Posted by just another ref
Isn't there something in the NCAA rule about lying on the floor not being a legal position, no matter what?
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Yep, by NCAA rules, this player would be guilty of a blocking foul by laying on the floor. They have unequivocally stated that lying on the floor is not a legal position and that if someone trips over such a player it is a block. They have made no distinction on how or why the player gets to the floor.
If this were NFHS, this would be an intentional foul for contact with the thrower...if you go by the rule as worded and as presented when they changed it.
I think both of those outcomes are a result of a poorly thought out rule/interpretation. A block isn't deserved at either level.