Kickoff Hits Blocker - Goes OOB

[Spence]

Kicker kicks a low liner. Ball hits blocker who was on the front row. The ball then caromed out of bounds. Am I correct that it's the receiving team's ball?

The ball was awarded to the kicking team but it was impossible to tell if the kicking team recovered it before it went OOB.

[BktBallRef]

Yes, receiving team's ball where it went OOB, IF it went OOB.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Spence

The ball was awarded to the kicking team but it was impossible to tell if the kicking team recovered it before it went OOB.

Impossible for whom? The covering official apparently judged that K had clear possession in-bounds. Do you have any other evidence that he might have screwed up the ruling?

[Spence]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Impossible for whom? The covering official apparently judged that K had clear possession in-bounds. Do you have any other evidence that he might have screwed up the ruling?

Let me clarify. Impossible for everyone besides those officials on the field.

Don't be so sensitive,son. I figured that it had to be recovered but someone asked if had anything to do with it hitting the receiving team and the receiving team not ever gaining possession. I told them I'd check.

Toughen up your backside.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by Spence

Kicker kicks a low liner. Ball hits blocker who was on the front row. The ball then caromed out of bounds. Am I correct that it's the receiving team's ball?

The ball was awarded to the kicking team but it was impossible to tell if the kicking team recovered it before it went OOB.

Are you the guy who posted at Coach Huey's who was playing under Canadian rules? If so, better specify, because the last I knew under those rules, team possession would've been awarded to the team whose player last touched it (or whom it touched) before going out of bounds. But we have a couple of officials here who are up to date on Canadian amateur (and pro, I think) rules.

Anyone else's rules, if no player possession, team possession to receiving team.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Spence

Let me clarify. Impossible for everyone besides those officials on the field.

Don't be so sensitive,son. I figured that it had to be recovered but someone asked if had anything to do with it hitting the receiving team and the receiving team not ever gaining possession. I told them I'd check.

Toughen up your backside.

Let me get this straight: you can't field a question, and I have a sensitivity problem? I think it's pretty clear who's over-sensitive.