Does the Clock Start on the Ready or Snap

[James Neil]

Originally posted by MJT

I just re-read 3-4-4 again (the clock shall be stopped when) and it does not say to stop the clock on COP. If that is the case, why do we stop the clock if B recovers a fumble, or intercepts a pass. We do it all the time. If B intercepts, and stays IB's we still stop the clock. I don't have time right now to look and find it in the book, but it must be there. We all know it is an appropriate time to stop the clock, but where is it? [/B]

We stop the clock for an officials time out following a change of team possession.. 3-5-7c. If there’s no foul and we award B a 1st down, then we start it on the snap. If there is a foul and A retains the ball , then we look at what action caused that down to end to know when to start the clock.