Need some help with a weird roughing the passer call.

[The Roamin' Umpire]

Originally Posted by DJ_NV

Now the question that some ask is, does a recovery with no actual 'run' constitute a run?

Example: 2/10 from the A-30. Pass is complete to A81 at the A-36 who runs to the A-45 and fumbles. A85 recovers the ball at the A-40 while on his knees. Do you enforce from the A-45 or the A-40?

(And there was roughing the passer.)

Under NFHS rules, no. Enforce from A-45. Rulebook justification is tough, since it doesn't define "run", just "end of the run" and "runner". But casebook 9.4.4D addresses this very play.

I believe, under NCAA rules, yes, the recovery creates a final, zero-length run. Therefore, enforce from the A-40.