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Originally posted by James Neil
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Originally posted by stripes1977
I don't believe this is true my comrade in strips. The last sentence of NF 2-13-1 says After a backward pass, fumble or kick has been grounded, a new force MAY result from a bat, an illegal kick or muff (caps are mine). I think they used the word may as opposed to will to let us know we have room to interpret.
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I think the word "may" is there simply because a bat, illegal kick or muff may or may not result in a new force. If the loose ball was already about to roll into the end zone, and B muffs it but it still rolls into the end zone, B's muff did not add a new force.
But in the play situation described, the ball was rolling away from the end zone, and B knocked it in there. B clearly did add a new force and by rule it's a TB.
It's true that individual cases need to be interpreted individually, but I don't think you should go to the lengths of applying an NCAA rule to an NFHS game just because you like the NCAA rule better.