Touchback ??

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Bob M.

4. One other 'unwritten' recommendation that you won't find in the rule book: When a team puts the ball on the ground (fumble, muffed backward pass) near a goal line, make sure you give their opponents the benefit of the doubt regarding any marginal new force; i.e. when in doubt, rule that it was not an opponent's new force that put the ball in the endzone. [Note: This is really just my opinion. Others may disagree.]

I agree, do not be a hero. Call what is likely not what is legally right from a pure black and white rule point of view.

Peace

[PaulJak]

Bob M., thanks for the answers and guidelines. They make sense (all execpt the big bucks )

[l3will]

The answer key that I found for the Part II exam says that the answer is
FALSE and cites 8-5-2b.

So, I'll eat crow... since the way I read 8-5-2b implied that the ball be in
team possession of the person that caused the ball to be in the end zone.
....

the last or clause must be the hook that causes this to be a safety....

"or the ball is out of bounds when it becomes dead when it becomes dead on
or behind their goal line."

Good points from Bob M. to consider.