Fumbles on Extra Point Play in NFHS (Chicago story)

[Reffing Rev.]

Originally Posted by LDUB

No. Anyone can recover any fumble. Fumbles by A which go out of bounds belong to A where it went out.

Unless it were to go out of bounds in B's end zone, then it belongs to B at the 20. If the force is still the fumble or any other new force by A then it's a touchback, if the force is a new force by B then it's a safety, either way B's ball at the 20.

Ball out of bounds in A's end zone then A's ball at the 20. A's force then safety and they're kicking from the 20, B's force then touchback and they're snapping from the 20.

So its not quite accurate to say that fumbles by A which go out of bounds belong to A where they went out...You could say fumbles by A which go out of bounds between the goal lines belong to A where it went out.