Intentional Grounding

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by Sportsmaniac432

Team A has the ball down 6 with 1:00 to go in 4th quarter. It is 4th and 10 from their own 5 yard line. QB is in endzone when he realizes that he is going to be sacked and throws it away. Intentional grounding is called resulting in a safety, Team A then proceeds to kick onside kick. Now the question. Is this a declinable penalty in which Team B takes over at the original LOS and kneels down to end the game without the added suspense of a onside?

CANADIAN RULING:

Of course B can decline the penalty and take the result of the play - which is an incomplete pass, and therefore a turnover on downs: Team B 1D/G @ A-5

[With_Two_Flakes]

Ditto in NCAA rules. B can decline and take the ball in rather nice field position.