Late hit on 4th down.

[HLin NC]

This nothing new in so far as the rules go, so no change is necessary. A is deemed responsible for obtaining a first down on their own.

[Texas Aggie]

NCAA: first and 10 for the Team B from the 4th down play after the 15 yard markoff from the end of the 4th down run.

[Texas Aggie]

Originally Posted by HLin NC

This nothing new in so far as the rules go, so no change is necessary. A is deemed responsible for obtaining a first down on their own.

This is a VERY good way to put it.

[Robert Goodman]

Another way to think about it is, who was supposed to be putting the ball in play when the foul occurred?

Suppose K's free kick is out of bounds untouched, and a second later, K1 commits unnecessary roughness. R has a choice first of snapping the ball or having K kick it again, and then the UR penalty from whichever spot they choose. The dead ball foul has no effect on who the ball's next going to be put in play by, or how.

Or how about this: During halftime, a player commits unsportsmanlike conduct. When they resume, the penalty for that act has no bearing on who's going to kick off or in which direction.

When a foul occurs in a dead ball interval, it doesn't matter who last put the ball in play, only who's next putting it in play.

[chapmaja]

There was a similar play about 20 years ago in the MHSAA State Finals. Detroit Catholic Central vs AA Huron. AA Huron had the ball 4th and 5 from about the 8 yard line.

AA Huron QB runs and gets taken down on the 4 yard line. While after he was down, a DCC player dives on top of him. Flag is immediate. Result was DCC ball first and 10 at their 2 (half the distance from the spot of the foul).