"Intentionally" go out of bounds

[BktBallRef]

1. He's not committed a foul until he returns.

2. Agreed.

3. I've got no call on that play. Legal.

[bisonlj]

Intentional is so obvious you won't miss it. I've never had it happen but a fellow official had a player on the kicking team intentionally run out of bounds and then down the sideline so nobody would notice him (and thus block him) so he could then come in and make the tackle. That's intentional.

[Canned Heat]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

1. He's not committed a foul until he returns.

2. Agreed.

3. I've got no call on that play. Legal.

Well put, and agreed in full.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

1. He's not committed a foul until he returns.

It's worth adding that, since the foul occurred when he returned inbounds, the spot where he returned is the spot of the foul. It's not where he left the field nor where he later participated (if he did), even though it's an IP foul.