Fed timing question

[Jim D]

Maybe we're saying the same this but Bob's comment confused me. You have to consider the results of the play without the penalty first when deciding when to start the clock. Disregarding the penalty for a minute, the results of the play - tackled in bounds, ran out of bounds, incomplete pass, etc. are key in determining when the clock will start after the penalty enforcement. In any of the situations, if A ran out of bounds, regardless of awarding a new series to A or B or no one, the clock will start on the snap. Now, after you've looked at the results of the play, then you can add in any clock consideratons from the penalty.

[GregBar]

If you said that the defense encroached at the snap that is a dead ball foul in FED. A five yard penalty should have been assessed and first down on the 10 yard line. Also the 5 seconds should have been put back on the clock and clock starts on ready for play unless there was a reason for it to be dead by timeout, dropped pass or OOB on the previous play.

[Bob M.]

REPLY: Jim D...I suppose I could have said it a little better than I did. I probably should have said "may get you into trouble." What I mean is that if you decide to start the clock on the snap solely on what transpired in the play--absent the foul--you can make a mistake. Example: A's 2nd down pass is intercepted at midfield. Official flags B for defensive pass interference. Absent the foul the clock starts on the snap. And this would be correct for NCAA. But for Fed, the clock will start on the ready.