Tackle Eligible

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by coachlaratta

So, as long as you have an eligible number and you are on the end of the LOS you are eligible and you DO NOT have to announce anything...?

If he lines up on the end of the line and has an eligible number, he's an end, Coach, not a tackle.

There is no "announcing" in NCAA or NFHS. That's only in the NFL. You must have 5 players numbered 50-79 lined up on the LOS. Those players are not eligible receivers.

[MJT]

Remember though guys, there is one exception to being legal if a player has a eligible number and is in a eligible position. It is...



if he is an exception to the numbering requirement in scrimmage kick formation and then they shift out of that formation. He then remains ineligible throughout the down even if he has an eligible number and is eligible by position.

Coach, if that seems confusing, just don't put a guy with a eligible number in between the ends when in scrimmage kick formation and then shift out of it, having him now in a eligible position.