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surehands Sat Nov 07, 2020 05:50pm

Punt
 
K kicks ball and bounces on the ground then hits R and goes into the enzone where R picks it up and starts to run out of the enzone where R is hit by K and fumbles in the enzone and is recovered by K. What is the call?

Rich Sat Nov 07, 2020 06:03pm

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Originally Posted by surehands (Post 1039999)
K kicks ball and bounces on the ground then hits R and goes into the enzone where R picks it up and starts to run out of the enzone where R is hit by K and fumbles in the enzone and is recovered by K. What is the call?



What rule set?


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Robert Goodman Sat Nov 07, 2020 08:05pm

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Originally Posted by surehands (Post 1039999)
K kicks ball

Which I'll assume was a legal punt because of the subject line.
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and bounces on the ground then hits R
Which direction was it bouncing before it hit R? If it's Fed it doesn't matter, this is still a touchback. In NCAA it might be new force, and then responsibility for putting the ball behind R's goal line could hinge on it -- although that would be immaterial if play continues as described below.
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and goes into the enzone where R picks it up and starts to run out of the enzone where R is hit by K and fumbles in the enzone and is recovered by K. What is the call?
In Fed the status of the ball is still a kick, so it's dead on reaching the plane of the goal line, and a touchback.

In NCAA by the continuation of play described above, it's a touchdown. A player is legally in possession of a ball beyond the opponent's goal line.

HLin NC Sat Nov 07, 2020 08:51pm

NFHS-the ball was dead when it crossed the goal line, touchback. A kick retains the status of a kick until it is either possessed or dead by rule. Force is not a factor because all kicks entering R's end zone are touchbacks.


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