Intentional grounding or not

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by benbret

NFHS Varsity Football. A's ball on their on 1 yard line. QB is in shotgun 7 yards deep in endzone. After the snap, team B members put pressure on QB and he throws the ball (just to get rid of it) into the middle of his line. A lineman that is on the 1 yard line tries to catch the pass but it bounced off of his hands and hit the ground. What is the call? If the lineman was in the endzone when he touched the pass would it make a difference in the ruling?

It's an illegal forward pass, intentional grounding. Because the pass was illegal, there was no illegal touching foul by the ineligible receiver.

If the penalty is accepted, safety. Team B might want to decline the penalty if it was 4th down.