Offsetting penalties

[JugglingReferee]

Originally posted by mvp2jeter
Hypothetical Offsetting penalties scenario:

A35 runs for a 5 yard gain. B22 tackles him with the facemask—15 yards. However, on the play A was flagged for illegal formation. In NFHS and NCAA, do these penalties offset even though one is a safety concern?

Canadian Rulings:

No way these offset! Why should they? Facemask is 15 + 1D, illegal procedure is 5. Net: up to 10 yards from PLS, automatic 1st dowwwwwwwwn.

Originally posted by mvp2jeter
Same scenario but late hit by B22, instead of facemask.

Will result in the same application.

Originally posted by mvp2jeter
How about if A is guilty of a late hit and illegal formation? No fouls on B.

Back 20 from the PLS, DR; OR decline the formation foul and go back 15 from the PLS and roll the down!

Originally posted by mvp2jeter
What do you use to determine what penalties get enforced in multiple/double/complicated mess fouls?

A dual foul sitch is where each team fouled on the same play.

A double foul sitch is where one team commits more than 1 foul on the same play.

You can only accept 1 non-UR/OC/RP/NM foul per play. UR/OC/RP/NM get tacked on no matter what.

We don't have a multiple foul sitch, but we could have a dual double. (Each team with more than 1 foul on the same play. I have had it before. In fact there were 5 fouls on the play, and about 7 hankies. Which is proof that we should carry two hankies.)

[Edited by JugglingReferee on Sep 19th, 2004 at 06:06 AM]