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[Bob M.]

Originally posted by mcrowder
On the first one (NCAA, but expect the same answer for FED), the ball is dead once it's at rest if B is not appearing to make an attempt on the ball. I'm blowing my whistle when it stops moving. B's ball on the 5.

On #2, I need to know where A2 is - was he a lineman, in the expanded neutral zone? Or is he a wing? (If a lineman, why the number 2?) Also, what exactly do you mean by Grounded? Dead and at rest? Touched by A? etc.

On #3, is the QB in shotgun or regular formation? If shotgun, how far back?

4 - B ball 1st and 10 on the 10.

5 - B ball 1st and 10 on A's 35.

6 - Touchback.

REPLY: Just to clarify...
#1 - A muffs it right after the ball comes to rest, but before the official has the opportunity to blow it dead because no one is attempting to secure it. In this case since A muffed it, at least he was attempting to secure it, so you probably shouldn't be blowing the whistle to kill the play. If you see the ball come to rest and there are two opponents racing toward it, would you kill it?

#2 - Let's say that A2 is a lineman. I'm not sure it matters. I don't mean to imply that he's wearing #2. I've always used A1 - A11 to designate Team A players, with A12, A13, etc. as substitutes. Comes from years of reading the Federation Case Book. "Grounded" simply means that it's no longer in flight. Has nothing to do at all with its status as live or dead or whether its still moving or at rest. For our purposes, consider it a grounded live ball that's rolling around at A's 44 when A3 recovers.

#3 - Again, not sure what you're getting at (the play says it's not a scrimmage kick formation) but let's say he's in a shotgun 5 yards behind the snapper at the snap.