Blocked Punt past neutral zone

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Originally Posted by tw1ns

Blocked Punt, as white hat, i signalled tipped ball, ball is coming down 15 yards downfield, R team attempts to catch it, muffs it, and K team recovers. What you got? Rules reference would be appreciated.

K 1/10 from the spot of the recovery. Touching in or behind the neutral zone is ignored,so R is first to touch the ball (on the attempted catch). This means that K then touching the ball becomes a legal act, and thus K is allowed to gain possession of the kick. However, because the status of the ball is still a kick, K may not advance the ball.