College replay rules/ requirements

[HLin NC]

My question, just from the clip I saw was, wouldn't he have been downfield before the pass crossed the LOS?

[With_Two_Flakes]

I just saw the post about this by TxMike on refstripes and he linked to a YouTube clip.

YouTube - Fresno State vs. Illinois 2009 2-point Conversion

Looks pretty clear on the slomo replay that the lineman was on about the 3yd line (2yd line at worst) when he gets the ball and he had been engaged in blocking a defender. I've got no Ineligible downfield.

[Patton]

Originally Posted by HLin NC

My question, just from the clip I saw was, wouldn't he have been downfield before the pass crossed the LOS?

NC, here's the NCAA rule regarding ineligibles downfield...it just changed this year:

Ineligible Receiver Downfield
ARTICLE 10. No originally ineligible receiver shall be or have been more than three yards beyond the neutral zone until a legal forward pass that crosses the neutral zone has been thrown (A.R. 7-3-10-I and II).
PENALTY—Five yards from the previous spot [S37].