2nd Year Official

[Careyy]

Ok so what about this play:

run up the middle, U clearly sees the ball in posession and player with one knee on the ground. Player keeps running, wings are screened, play goes for a TD.

If you have the player clearly down and you SEE leather, blow it so everyone knows it is dead.

I agree with the U not signaling a TD, but that is based on his position on the field and not being able to see if the wings have him down in the FOP. That puts him in a tough spot to accurately signal a TD.

The two situations are different, in the case of calling the runner down, you have the angle, position and it is your call, in the case of signaling a TD, you don't have position or angle to make that call.