Grasping a Teammate
 

Rule 9-2-2 States that a runner may not grasp a team-mate.

I see it where the runner is following a block and may grab the back of the jersey of his blocker... I have never seen it called. Is it a penalty? Have you ever called it? :confused:

Canadian Ruling
 

CANADIAN RULING:

Legal. Let 'em play for pete's sake.

:d

Yes it is a foul in both NFHS and NCAA.

NFHS - Illegal use of the hands
NCAA - Helping the runner

welpe - I don't think he's necessarily meaning a runner. Sounded like he was referring to things like: runner's hand grasping his lead blocker, or linebacker grasping DL to help him through a hole.

No - I've never called either... although I definitely threw a flag at the TV when USC cheated to beat ND (the first time I have ever rooted for ND!)

Which is a foul...

9-3

ARTICLE 2.

b. The ball carrier shall not grasp a teammate; and no other player of his
team shall grasp, pull, push, lift or charge into him to assist him in
forward progress.

Ah the infamous Bush Push.

Actually ND finally won that game this spring. Thanks Reggie Bush!!!!

Although technically illegal, usually that's done just as a feel thing, and not to transmit a pull. If the runner wasn't actually being pulled by that means, I wouldn't flag it. Didn't we have a thread on this a year ago?