Plyer Out-Of-Bounds

[bob jenkins]

Originally posted by jritchie
to use that rule, you would have to leave bounds intentionally, i don't think they are considering, "touching someone oob, going oob intentionally",... but i'm like you guys, i would rather call a violation instead of a "t" for doing going oob intentionally....
And if i grab on to someone to keep from falling or losing balance, i consider that doing it intenionally to gain an advantage, then it would be a violation oob!

I agee. FEd (and NCAA) still has the case play of a player "saving a ball" then coming back in and touching the ball as being legal.

I suspect (and I have nothing to back this up) that some poor kid was dribbling aliong the sideline when s/he accidentally made contact with a coach who was standing in the coaching box. The official rightly called OOB, the coach of the offensive player got upset and the rule was changed.

And, at least the FED put an asterisk next to the case play. They've made other changes in the past without even that notification.