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Originally Posted by ajmc

What is the reason for this change? It seems to unfairly penalize the defense, for simply doing their job. Example: Defense pushes the offense backwards to where the offense holds, 10 yds behind the LOS.

Currently, defense choice offers pushing the offense back 10 yards from the spot of the foul, as a consequence for fouling.

Accepting the penalty, essentially, gives the offense an unfair advantage negating the fact the defense pushed the action back to where the foul occurred. More importantly, it encourages the offense to foul, because they'll only wind up at the same spot, as they would, had they NOT elected to foul.

I agree. Perhaps the NCAA chaps can enlighten us on why the ABO doesn't apply to fouls behind the PS, and why they made the change (I presume it was as NFHS is now).