starting the clock
 

Team A punts to team B, B11 muffs punt and is recovered by team A. does the clock start on the ready for play? what if team B possesses ball and then fumbles back to team A, when would the clock start?

When a new series is awarded after a scrimmage kick, the clock starts on the snap. Makes no difference whether it's a new series for R or K.

according to 3-4-3c it would start on the snap. is this correct?

Yes...my bad...trying to do too many things at once. It's correct now.

Except in NCAA...

Okay, don't have my rule book here with me. But in Fed, if the punt was a "muff", and A recovers, doesn't the clock start on the "Ready" instead of the snap (since there was never a change of possession)? This is no different than when A gets a new series of down on a running play. The clock would start on the "ready" vs the "snap".

Now, if B caught the kick, and then fumbled, and A recovered the fumble, then the clock would start on the snap (change of possession).

Serg

NFHS...
Nope.... in both cases ( the muff or the fumble), the clock would start with the snap... since in both cases K is awarded a new series after a legal kick.

Rule 3-4-3... The clock shall start with the snap or when any free kick is touched other than first touching by K, if the clock was stopped because:

c. Either team is awarded a new series following a legal kick.

Oops..... I stand corrected. Thanks.

Serg