Arkansas-Florida Muffed Punt

[Bob M.]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

Is a blocked kick (punt, primarily) still a kick in Fed (prior to recovery)? If so, and a kick is blocked from the field of play into the EZ, is it a TB?

REPLY: Answer to your first question--Yes it's still a kick. Answer to second question. If a blocked kick goes backwards into A's endzone and becomes dead there, it's a safety, unless of course it becomes dead in B's possession which would result in a TD. Just like NCAA. If it's blocked and still manages to go forward into B's endzone, it is a TB as soon as it penetrates the plane of the goal line.