When does the clock start? (NF)

[Jim S]

Originally posted by whaddayouknow
The clock should start on the ready if the action which caused the down to end did not cause the clock to be stopped.

In the play mentioned here, I believe that this was not a change of possession, so the clock would have been started on the ready if there had been no penalty. Subsequently, after the penalty was enforced, I believe the clock should still begin on the ready.

Gentlemen, do NOT get to thinking about "change of possession". Fed timing rules do not have a change of possession (apparent or actual) section as NCAA does. You may have several changes of possession during a down and the clock will start on the RFP, or the snap, depending on why the down ended, whether there was a legal kick during the down, whether there was an IW (that is not ignored), did the ball go OB, in the EZ, etc.
But change of possession is not mentioned in the NF timing rules.