Whose Ball Following This Play

mtridge

It would be a OPI. Case book 7.5.13 If ineligible catches the ball beyond the LOS it is OPI

mbyron

mtridge wrote
It would be a OPI. Case book 7.5.13 If ineligible catches the ball beyond the LOS it is OPI

Not OPI. NFHS fixed this case play in the 2012 interps.

Page 61, *7.5.13 SITUATION A: Ineligible receiver A2 is behind, in or beyond his neutral zone and has committed no act against a defender that could be considered pass interference when a forward pass by A1: (a) accidentally strikes him in the back; or (b) is muffed by him; or (c) is caught by him. RULING: In (a), there is no foul for illegal touching. In (b) and (c), it is illegal touching. ~~and if beyond the line of scrimmage, would also be offensive pass interference.~~ The acts in both (b) and (c) are intentional and not accidental as in (a). COMMENT: Game officials should be very clear in explaining penalty options if the same act constitutes more than one foul as listed above, as each of the fouls has a different penalty.

NFHS | 2012 NFHS Football Rules Interpretations

JugglingReferee

The Stiff wrote
Federation Rules — Fourth down and 10 from midfield. A's punt is muffed on the R 40 and rebounds back behind the neutral zone, where A2 picks it up at the A 45 yard line and throws an incomplete pass. Where will the ball be put in play next?

CANADIAN RULING:

Interpret as an offside pass - live ball.

mtridge

Thanks mbyron. Didn't know that website existed. Very useful.

Robert Goodman

JugglingReferee wrote
CANADIAN RULING:

Interpret as an offside pass - live ball.

So the pass is considered to have been thrown during possession other than from scrimmage? I.e. possession from scrimmage ends when the ball is kicked past the line of scrimmage?

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