Is a strip a loose ball?

[DJ_NV]

This is one of those interesting penalty enforcement anomolies in NF that I wish they would change to the NCAA version.

In Fed, before a COP if a loose ball follows a run behind the NZ, then the run that preceded the loose ball is wrapped up into the original loose ball play and the BS is the PS. However, if there is no loose ball after a run that ends behind the NZ (like a QB sack) then the BS is the EOR, even though it's behind the NZ.

In NCAA, if a run ends behind the NZ, the BS is always the PS, not the EOR.

In other words, Team A is not "penalized" the lost yardage of a sack or a tackle behind the LOS because of a foul by B in NCAA. I've never seen a HS team or a coach that knows that if B fouls, it would be to their advantage to fumble or pass the ball backward if they are still behind the NZ in order to change the BS from the EOR to the PS.