double foul, pass play

[Robert Goodman]

Think about the sorts of things that USC normally are. The only fouls called USC I can think of that affect play directly are those where a player of B deliberately prevents the ball from being put in play. All the rest are penalized not to rectify an unfair advantage but just to make the players' behavior nicer, so to speak.

Here you have 2 teams in a live ball situation each taking some unfair advantage -- one probably unintentionally, the other intentionally. Sure, B22 interferes with play in a way that you're flagging as pass inteference but in an extreme enough case could even be considered an unfair act (preventing a score) with an equitable penalty, possibly a TD awarded. But so what? A had already fouled by putting the ball in play from an illegal formation, and should not be allowed to benefit from the outcome of that play. So the logic of replaying the down is inescapable IMO, even if the rules weren't so clear about it.

The exception would be situations involving the safety of the players, and IIRC NCAA does make such an exception for personal fouls in a dual foul situation. If B22 had interfered with A88 by pulling his face mask, that foul would be enforceable.

Robert

[dvasques]

a question on that situation...

since illegal formation is a flag play penalized with 5 yards and pass interference (in college) and personal foul a 15 yard flag I wonder...

is there, in NCAA, that NFL rule that states that any 15 vs 5 yards situation the 5 yard penalty is suposed to be disregarded and the 15 yard applied?

If there is, does that mean you need to forgive the offense of being formed illegaly and benefit them with a 15 yards pass interference on a play they shouldn't have?

[Bob M.]

REPLY: dvasques...no such rule in NCAA, or Federation for that matter. Only NFL distinguishes fouls like that.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by Bob M.

REPLY: dvasques...no such rule in NCAA, or Federation for that matter. Only NFL distinguishes fouls like that.

Then I was wrong, confused NCAA with NFL.

[dvasques]

In the NFL an ilegal formation and a pass interference would offset because none is a 15 yards penalty