tskill Under NFHS: What is the rule number or casebook reference that states an ineligible receiver can not be down field on a scrimmage kick (assuming the ball is actually kicked and not a pass)?
Rich tskill wroteUnder NFHS: What is the rule number or casebook reference that states an ineligible receiver can not be down field on a scrimmage kick (assuming the ball is actually kicked and not a pass)? There is none because there is no such rule. It's only a rule in the NFL.
JugglingReferee tskill wroteWhat is the rule number or casebook reference that states an ineligible receiver can not be down field on a scrimmage kick (assuming the ball is actually kicked and not a pass)? CANADIAN RULING: There is no rule that prevents this action.
BktBallRef tskill wroteUnder NFHS: What is the rule number or casebook reference that states an ineligible receiver cannot be down field on a scrimmage kick (assuming the ball is actually kicked and not a pass)? No such rule, partner. Perfectly legal.
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 tskill wroteThanks 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 tskill wroteThanks 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.