Line of scrimmage

[jTheUmp]

Originally Posted by shont

since it doesn't matter how many are in the backfield under NFHS rules, then obviously 4,3,2 or 1 in the backfield would mean 7 or more on the line. Correct? The rule book states that you have to have a minimum of 7 on the line of scrimmage. But , sometimes what seems like common sense to me isn't common sense to others.

What if Team A has less than 10 players in the game with 4 in the backfield?

Under FED rules, this would be a foul for illegal formation (only 6 on the line of scrimmage).

Under NCAA rules, this would be legal (NCAA only requires no more than 4 players can be backs).

I much prefer the NCAA rule... there's no need for the H/L to know how many players are in the game for Team A. For FED games, I need to let my H/L know if Team A is short on players.