overtime

gksurcey · #1 (**permalink**) Tue Sep 24, 2002, 07:24am

Team A scores a touchdown on its first possession of overtime(high school rules). On it's kick for extra point, which was good, team B is called for a dead ball personal foul. Team B is given the ball at the 25 to start it's possession. Is it first and goal at the 25 or first and ten, and the chains brought back out.

mikesears · #2 (**permalink**) Tue Sep 24, 2002, 07:51am

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Originally posted by gksurcey
Team A scores a touchdown on its first possession of overtime(high school rules). On it's kick for extra point, which was good, team B is called for a dead ball personal foul. Team B is given the ball at the 25 to start it's possession. Is it first and goal at the 25 or first and ten, and the chains brought back out.

If using the 10-yard overtime procedure directly from the NF rulebook, it is 1-25. I don't have the rule number, but in the OT section it states, "the line-to-gain is always the goal line."

Kelvin green · #3 (**permalink**) Tue Sep 24, 2002, 09:24am

I agree with Mike. They have four downs (unless penalty) to get it in the endzone.

ILRef · #4 (**permalink**) Fri Oct 04, 2002, 03:53pm

The line to gain is always the goalline in Federation OT procedure. An offense can get more than 4 cracks (automatic 1st), but not through traditional movement of the chains. One does not need the chains for OT procedure.

BktBallRef · #5 (**permalink**) Sat Oct 05, 2002, 12:37am

This question keeps reappearing on several boards.

Under the NFHS OT Policy, it plainly says, "The line to gain is always the goal line."

Theisey · #6 (**permalink**) Sat Oct 05, 2002, 09:33pm

OT policy in the rule book is really just a suggestion. The NF allows states to determine the tie-breaking method.
We have seen in other boards, that there are states that use a 20 yd starting point and a 25 yard starting point.
In both of these, it's is 1st and 10, and use the chains.

BktBallRef · #7 (**permalink**) Sun Oct 06, 2002, 12:35pm

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Originally posted by Theisey
OT policy in the rule book is really just a suggestion. The NF allows states to determine the tie-breaking method.
We have seen in other boards, that there are states that use a 20 yd starting point and a 25 yard starting point.
In both of these, it's is 1st and 10, and use the chains.

That's true. But no one here is posting what a state policy is. We've all replied as to what the NF policy is. The NF policy is what it is, no matter what a state does to change it.

[Edited by BktBallRef on Oct 6th, 2002 at 12:38 PM]