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Old Thu Nov 13, 2008, 05:45pm
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Originally Posted by ggk View Post
al michaels quoted a rule that stated that all parts of the passers body must have crossed the line of scrimmage when the ball is thrown for it to be illegal. replay showed that manning's heel was on the line when he released the ball. the ball and the rest of his body was well past the line.
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Originally Posted by JasonTX
I'm not sure how the NFL rule is written, but the NCAA rule changed this year to the passer must be completely beyond the (line) NEUTRAL ZONE to be illegal.
in this case it is named by nfl line of scrimmage but ncaa say neutral zone.

where and why is there a difference?
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