Illegal Kicks

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

The A-50? Where's the B-50?

Aha! It was a trick question! If there's a separate A50, then it must be Canadian football and it's not illegal kicking! Then it's just a matter of whether B-3 was onside.

Robert

[Bob M.]

REPLY: I agree with what most everyone said here: clean hands--B will keep the ball. Foul was during a running play. The all-but-one will determine the spot of enforcement. End of the run was at A's 45--the spot of the fumble.

The only thing we don't know is where was the ball when it was kicked? We know it was fumbled at A's 45, and it was kicked to A's 50. But where did the actual kick take place? If it was on B's side of A's 45, then enforcement will be from the spot of the kick; if it was on A's side of A's 45, then enforcement will be from A's 45 (end of the run). You really need to know where the kick takes place.