Two strange JV plays from this evening

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by procivil

Thanks for the reply, but Im still confused. If the enforcement of the first penalty brings it to the 18, wouldnt the enforcement of the second penalty bring it back to the 3?

No.

10-1-5:
"Enforcement of a penalty cannot take the ball more than half the
distance from the enforcement spot to the offending team’s goal line. If the
prescribed penalty is greater than this, the ball is placed halfway from the spot of
enforcement to the goal line."

[procivil]

Excellent! Thank you!

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by bisonlj

The OP you said it was 4th and 7 inside the 10 yard line and the runner had picked up the first down. This means he fumbled inside the 3 so momentum could definitely apply. Did you mis-state this or did the fumble go back several yards? You are correct that if the fumble was recovered at the 7 or 8, momentum would not apply.

The fumble was recovered between the 7 and 8. My understanding is he took a pretty good lick!