Crackback Block

[MJT]

I don't have my Redding book here, but I cannot see that it would say the head had to be in the front of the defender cuz that has NOTHING to do with a block being legal or a BIB. The only factor on a BIB or not is where the head is but if the block meets the definition of a BIB or not.

2-5-2 Blocking in the back is a block against an opponent when the initial contact is in the opponent’s back, inside the shoulders and below the helmet and above the waist, and not against a player who is a runner or pretending to be a runner.

2-5-3 Such cases shall not be ruled clipping and/or blocking in the back unless the official sees the initial contact. When in doubt, the contact is legal and not from behind.

Where the head is has nothing to do with it!!

The player not turning to face the block also has nothing to do with it!!