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Originally posted by Schultj
As you can tell, I'm studying rule 8...
I believe that the ruling for 8.3.2 situation C is incorrect. The penalty could be accepted and enforced on the kickoff.
My question is why is a scrimmage kick simultaneously recovered in K's endzone a touchdown for R and not a safety? Isn't K's force on the kick the reason for the ball being there, so the team in last possession should retain possession in a simultaneous situation, similar to a simultaneous catch - the team in last possession (the offense) gets the benefit of the doubt. It seems contradictory to me.
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First, 8.3.2C is incorrect. At our rules chapter rules interpretation meeting last year we were told to change this in our books. It should read "in (c) since the 2-point try is successful, the penalty is enforced from the succeeding spot." In this case, of course, the succeeding spot is the kickoff spot.
As for the catch of the kick question, there are different rules for simultaneous catches of kicks versus passes. For passes, if there is a simultaneous catch the ball belongs to the passing team (7-5-4). As James said, if the kick is jointly possessed, the ball is awarded to R. R's ball in K's EZ...TD for R.