Stump the Chump -- Feb 16

[MJT]

Here is my take with both codes.

1. Free kick from A’s 40. Ball is rolling at B’s 4 where B12 muffs it and it rolls into B’s end zone. A34 recovers it there.
NF – TB for B - ball is dead when it breaks plane of EZ since it was only muffed, the kick never ended
NCAA – TD for team A

2. A, 3-5 from midfield. Wide receiver A88 inadvertently steps OOB at B’s 45 and returns immediately at B’s 43. Defender B22 pushes A88 just before a forward pass (catchable for NCAA purposes) falls incomplete nearby. QB A10 is roughed on the play.
NF – double foul and replay, 3 fouls were IP, DPI, and RTP
NCAA – No IP cuz he was not first to touch ball, no DPI cuz he is an ineligible receiver when he went OOB’s and you cannot have DPI on an ineligible, so the only foul we have is RTP – result 1-10 at the B’s 35 yard line.


3. On 4-8 from B’s 40, punter A8 muffs the snap. Under pressure, he recovers and scrambles to B’s 38 (beyond the NZ) where he punts downfield. The ball rolls into B’s EZ where A89 recovers it.
NF – Illegal kick, penalize 15 yards from PS and repeat the down, or if they decline TD for A as in NF an illegal kick is treated as a fumble – DON’T let B decline! Result 4-23 from B’s 25
NCAA – ball is dead at spot of illegal kick, 5 yard penalty from PS and LOD - so B’s ball 1-10 at B’s 45


4. On 4-7 from midfield, QB A12 scrambles. He runs to B’s 48. He circles back to A’s 48 where he throws a forward pass to teammate A87 who runs it into B’s end zone.
NF – no foul as he can cross NZ and come back as long as he both of his feet are behind NZ at time of pass
NCAA – Illegal forward pass as in NCAA once you have crossed the NZ you may not return behind it and pass the ball legally. Penalty is 5 yards from spot of foul and LOD, so result is 4-14 from B’s 43.


5. With 0:10 seconds remaining in the game, A leads 23-20. On 4-10 from A’s 2. QB A11 is under pressure in his end zone. He intentionally grounds a pass to avoid a loss of yardage. Clock reads 0:02 at the end of the down.
NF – Safety, and unfortunately team B does not have the option of taking the ball at another spot and trying to win the game on the last play.
NCAA - B can accept the penalty which would result in a safety, or decline the penalty, have the down count and accept the result of the play at the previous spot with the result being B’s ball 1-goal at the 2 yard line.