Timing Clarification on scrimmage kicks

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by ljudge

A's ball 4th and 8 on A40. A punts the ball and R runs into the kicker. R catches the ball at the B35 and is immediately tackled.

I believe I made a clock mistake last week on this one. I went on the RFP.

You can argue that we stopped the clock for two reasons. To award B a new series following a legal kick and also to administer a foul. So when the penalty was accepted it was 4th and 3 and I started on the RFP because I didn't actually award the series.

Before the 3-minute warning, all plays have the game clock start on the RFP. (Exception: after a Time Count foul or after a Timeout.)

After the 3-minute warning, the game clock starts on the snap as a penalty was enforced. If the penalty was declined, also on the snap because we had a COP.