illegal forward pass

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Originally Posted by Ia-Ref

In Fed, an illegal forward pass is a running play. Start the clock on the ready if in the R's judgment time was stopped illegally. If a snap does not take place before time runs out an untimed down would be in order because of the accepted penalty that occurred during a down.

Agree with running play and clock starts on the ready.

But if time expires, no untimed down because of the loss of down provisions on an Illegal Forward Pass.

Case Book 3.3.4 SITUATION B: The clock is running with 10 seconds remaining in the fourth period as A1 drops back about 4 yards and intentionally grounds a forward pass to stop the clock. The penalty is accepted. The referee starts the clock on the ready following penalty enforcement and time expires before A can snap the ball.
RULING: If B accepted the penalty for A’s foul, the game is over and there is no untimed down as A had an accepted penalty on the last timed down that called for loss of down.