NCAA muff question

[AUgrad2006]

Originally Posted by sloth

If the reciever muffs the ball (in either a free kick or a scrimmage kick and either in the field of play or the end zone) the ball is not declaired dead until either the ball is possesed by a player or goes OOB...

Just to be clear it's not dead when the player possesses it, but when he is down by rule (e.g. he is tackled or takes a knee). He still has the opportunity to run it out and later get his butt chewed by the coach.

I'm sure that's what you meant but just wanted to be clear.