Clock status after illegal forward pass.

[Bob M.]

Originally Posted by NM_Ref

maybe someone can correct me if i'm wrong. i read somewhere that to determine the status of the clock, you go by the previous play. if it was running, you run it before snap, otherwise wait until after snap?

REPLY: Absolutely not. You never go back to the prior play (one before the play with the foul) to determine clock status. You use the last play (the one where the foul occurred) to determine when the clock next starts. Though the clock would typically start on the snap (incomplete pass), you should follow the advice of cdoug in his post and start it on the ready.