What's wrong with this play?

[ChickenOfNC]

http://hogs-hill-sec.blogspot.com/20...-play-for.html

(The closeup replay toward the end is especially revealing)

[CruiseMan]

There are a few questionable issues with this play.

1) Did A have 7 men on the line? At first I questioned this due to the Holder's postioning not being square to the line. But after further review, they had seven on the line outside the hash.

2) Were those 7 men actually on the line of scrimmage? The ball is on A37 and the linemen outside the hash appear to be on A36 and standing almost straight up. But..the holder does have his body turned and his foot way back. I'll give the line the benefit of the doubt here. I don't have a problem with that.

3) PROBLEM!! A7 never gets set. In fact, he's moving forward at the line. IS or IM, take your pick. This should have been called.

Great play though...never seen something like that not on a try before.

[ChickenOfNC]

Originally Posted by CruiseMan

3) PROBLEM!! A7 never gets set. In fact, he's moving forward at the line. IS or IM, take your pick. This should have been called.

That, and the center never getting set, were the two problems I had. Plus the Alabama coach on the field at the snap.

[parepat]

Ref shoufd have held RFP until coaches were off the field.

[SC Ump]

I don't know NCAA rules. NFHS states snapper's shoulders must be parallel with the LOS.

[cougar729]

Where exactly does it say that a snappers shoulders must be parallel with LOS, doesnt say that in 7-1

[HawkeyeCubP]

Yeah, that's pretty close to a violation of 7-3-c - failure of snapper to completely pause before the snap.

And techincally, the snapper only has to have their shoulders "approximately parallel" to the LOS. (2-31-14) He looks fine to me in the play.