ineligible down field on a scrimmage kick?

[tskill]

Thanks very much. I didn't think there was anything stopping the lineman from going down fields before the ball was kicked, at least at the NFHS / FED level.

I thought this was an NFL rule, is this an NCAA rule as well?

[MJT]

Originally Posted by tskill

Thanks very much. I didn't think there was anything stopping the lineman from going down fields before the ball was kicked, at least at the NFHS / FED level.

I thought this was an NFL rule, is this an NCAA rule as well?

No, not an NCAA rule.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by tskill

Thanks very much. I didn't think there was anything stopping the lineman from going down fields before the ball was kicked, at least at the NFHS / FED level.

I thought this was an NFL rule, is this an NCAA rule as well?

It was, for a couple of years almost 40 years ago.