Kickoff from the 5 yard line?

[Texas Aggie]

That option is removed.

Do you really need a case play to tell you that? (Not trying to sound snotty -- so apologize if that comes across that way.)

Now, if someone were to argue that the distance puts the ball in Team B's end zone and that results in a touchback, THEN I agree. But a potential enforcement spot that makes the next snap not possible (without further comment) to me, is unavailable.

Are there any exceptions to this idea in either Fed or NCAA? I can't think of any in the latter.

[Suudy]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

Now, if someone were to argue that the distance puts the ball in Team B's end zone and that results in a touchback, THEN I agree. But a potential enforcement spot that makes the next snap not possible (without further comment) to me, is unavailable.

It does make me think of the case where kicking from R's 10 to the GL makes an onside kick recovery effectively impossible....

But then again, I've never seen a kickoff from anywhere near R's GL. I think the farthest I've ever seen is from R's 45.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by Suudy

It does make me think of the case where kicking from R's 10 to the GL makes an onside kick recovery effectively impossible....

And if K wants to preserve that possibility, they can decline the distance that'd make it impossible.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

Do you really need a case play to tell you that? (Not trying to sound snotty -- so apologize if that comes across that way.)

Now, if someone were to argue that the distance puts the ball in Team B's end zone and that results in a touchback, THEN I agree. But a potential enforcement spot that makes the next snap not possible (without further comment) to me, is unavailable.

What confuses the matter is your writing "enforcement spot". If it were a penalty, there'd be a half-the-distance enforcement. But it was pointed out to me that it's not a penalty, just a choice that the non-offending team has. It's like a spot of first touching, which also is not referenced as a penalty.