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[Robert Goodman]

Anyway, NCAA switched to a 4 min. warning decades ago, and AFAIK never changed back.

[With_Two_Flakes]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

Anyway, NCAA switched to a 4 min. warning decades ago, and AFAIK never changed back.

The most recent NCAA Rule book I have immediately to hand is 2007 and it says 2 minute warning if no visible clocks.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by With_Two_Flakes

The most recent NCAA Rule book I have immediately to hand is 2007 and it says 2 minute warning if no visible clocks.

I wonder when they switched back. I've seen so few games lately where official time wasn't visible, it never came up. Did Fed switch back to 2 mins. too?

[zys]

Hello, everybody.

I´m working with dvasques with the translation and I have a doubt:

A.R. 7-3-3-I states:

At the snap, tight end A85 is on the line of scrimmage. Flanker A23 is two yards outside of A85 and is neither on his line of scrimmage nor in the backfield. RULING: A23 is in an illegal position and is an ineligible pass receiver. A85 is an eligible pass receiver since he is on the end of the line of scrimmage (Rules 2-21-2 and 2-27-4).

How is a player neither on the line of scrimmage nor in the backfield?

[TXMike]

He is what we call a "mugwump". By definition, it is possible to not be legally on the line of scrimmage nor legally in the backfield. When a player is in that position, he causes the formation to be illegal. (He is also ineligible)

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by zys

How is a player neither on the line of scrimmage nor in the backfield?

By his positioning, he does not meet the definition of being on the LOS nor of being in the backfield.

For example: too far back to be on the LOS (behind the snapper's hip) but too far forward to be in the backfield (even with the end's hip).