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Free Kick After FC
The recievers fair catch, or are awarded a FC.
Now being "A", they try a long pass downfield, time expires during the down. "B" is flagged for pass interference. What happens then? B is penalized 15 yards from the previous spot, automatic 1st down, and A can then elect to free kick.
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This happened in our area four years ago. With a school ahead by the score 14 to 13 and 40 seconds left in the game, they punted in which the other team fair caught the ball on the opponents 42 yard line. On the very first play,they ran the ball down to the 18 yard line at which the opposing team was called for a face mask foul during the tackle, The team accepted the penalty which was half the distance to the goal, the nine yard line. They elected to free kick since it is still first down after the fair catch. The kick was good and they won 16 to 13. The coach knew the rule. A sidepoint- the receiving team must be ten yards away except they can never line up in the end zone. They lined up on the goal line.
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I had this happen when I was an umpire about 15 years ago in a JV game between Thomas County Central and Colquitt County in SW Georgia. TCC punter was backed up in his end zone to punt with a 1 point lead and 15 seconds left in the game. He kicked the ball in flight for about 15 yards. The HC at Colquitt at the time was Jim Hughes who happened to be one of the most well versed coaches on the rules I have ever seen. He had told all of his players to fair catch the ball under all circumstances. IF I remember correctly the ball was set up for a free kick on about the TCC 21-yard line in the middle of the field and the receiving team was lined up on the 11-yard line. The kicker kicked straight through the heart of the uprights. TCC got the ball back with a few seconds but could not do anything with it.
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