Offensive Pass Interference?
We have a WR Screen. A9 and A10 engage in a block prior to A11 catching the ball. The ball never crosses the Line of Scrimage. Can I have Offensive P.I.?
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NCAA : No
7-3-8-b: Offensive pass interference by a Team A player beyond the neutral zone during a legal forward pass play in which a forward pass crosses the neutral zone Don't do NF myself, but I'm fairly sure it is the same |
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You just need to be careful the ball is not caught beyond the NZ. Another possible issue (although I've heard some officials let it go based on their own philosophy) is the ball goes off the hands of the receiver (who is behind the NZ) and the ball lands beyond the NZ. Thus it is a forward pass that crosses the neutral zone and you have eligible receivers blocking. Same thing applies to ineligible receivers downfield.
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For NFHS, after any of these three conditions: a. A players, when B touches a legal forward pass. b. Eligible A players when A touches a legal forward pass. Ineligible A players may not touch the pass, but can use hands or arms in a legal block to ward off an opponent. c. B players when a legal forward pass has been touched by A or B. |
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Canadian Ruling
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Legal screen pass; no OPI. |
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