Jim's Test Question #1

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Originally posted by SJoldguy
The options are correct as contributed.

They are:

Accept: A's ball 1st and 10 on B15, untimed down. DQ B1

Decline: No untimed down. Halftime. Administer B1's DBF on 2nd half kickoff. DQ B1

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Rule 5-2-3c indicates that "... a new series is awarded to: B, if at the end of the fourth down, the ball belongs to A behind the line to gain."
The result of the play is that A has the ball on B's 20 which is behind the line to gain. Accepting the illegal formation penalty on A (which happened during the down) still leaves the ball behind the line to gain.
The dead ball foul happened after the down. So if you follow Rule 5-2-3c, why then, if the penalty is accepted for the illegal formation, is it not B's ball 1st and 10 at B's 15 (for one untimed down)?