Safety or not

[Mike L]

Originally Posted by bbcof83

You do not rotate the ball on change of possession. Ball stays where it is and chains are set from the NEW forward point.

Makes me think about this scenario though... ball is carried out of EZ sideways, ball perpendicular to the sideline and is completely out of EZ when runner is downed. However when rotated the back end would now penetrate the GL. Safety?

No. You move the ball forward a couple inches so that no part of the ball is breaking the plane. Yes, it means the offense gains a couple unearned inches. And yes, any wing not smart enough to mark his spot far enough out of the EZ so that you don't have to worry about it gets slapped about the head.