Kickoff from Ks 40 yardline. K1 catches the kick in flight on Rs 48 yardline with no R players in the area. The covering official blows his whistle (being that K can not advance a kickoff) and signals Ks ball on Rs 48 yardline.
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illegal..K cannot touch a free kick in flight. Kick catching interference. 15 yds from previous spot or awarded fair catch for R. Your comment about no one ( R team)in position to catch the kick only applies to scrimmage kicks in flight.
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Now the interesting part is should we blow the whistle to kill the play when he catches it? I think you let the play run and just throw your flag. |
It's dead. K can't advance a kick.
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you blow it dead!
[Edited by SJoldguy on Sep 17th, 2004 at 01:23 PM] |
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NCAA: legal makes one wonder why. |
Had it last weekend but enforced it incorrectly. Went 15 from spot of catch. (it was yutes and I was trying to discourage future use of this play).
Right thing to do? Probably not. |
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It happen last weekend... Northwestern did it. |
Illegal Rule: 6-5-6
We had an entire crew miss this call. They gave the ball to K at the spot of the catch. This kind of kickoff doesn't happen very often, which is no excuse. The exception is on a punt. On an onside kick, the covering official for the kicking team should know if the ball hits the ground first. The kicker usually tops the ball so that it hits the ground and then bounces up high so K can catch it, after it goes 10 yards. [Edited by Green on Sep 17th, 2004 at 02:15 PM] |
I'm wondering why it's illegal. If there's no R around to catch it, why must K (other than "that's what the rule says") wait for it to hit the ground? Seems a strange rule to me.
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Canadian Ruling
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With the events specified, we have an inadvertant whistle, and by rule, the play is dead, and it's K's ball at the R-48. |
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