Fumbles out of the enzone

[Bob M.]

Originally posted by chiefgil
What if the ball went into the EZ, but did not go OOB or across the end line; it just stopped rolling and came to rest in the EZ.

Would it still be a TB, or a TD for A?

REPLY As others have said...TD. Strangely enough, I did have a play like this in a sub-varsity game many years ago. Fumble at B's 3 rolls into B's endzone where for some unfathomable reason, no one attempts to recover. They thought the play was over. The ball is laying there and I'm waiting for something...anything...to happen. I didn't want to enforce the rule mentioned above so I say to one offensive player, "Could you please get me the ball?" As he picks it up, I blow the whistle and ring up the TD. Probably the most oblivious TD of that kid's career.