Just after the snap

[ottobabble]

Originally Posted by Cobra

B can enter the neutral zone at the snap. The snap starts when the ball is first moved other than an adjustment. So a B player could hit the ball during the snap but he would have to be extremely fast to do so. Most likely he would have to guess the snap count and not react off seeing the ball move.

Could this become the subject of an episode of "Mythbusters?"

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by Durham

Can a DLman swipe the ball after the center starts the snap and force a fumble?

CANADIAN RULING:

Legal. Team B can move as soon as the snap begins.

However, we have a 1-yard neutral zone, so this is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to do.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by JasonTX

Poor choice in words on my part. Hitting the ball in NCAA before it leaves the snappers hands is offside. You are correct that when the snap begins a player may enter the NZ, but not slap the ball while it's in the process of being snapped.

That means he can still hit the snapper's hand, so the snap is still not exactly a free pass in NCAA.

[Canned Heat]

Originally Posted by ottobabble

Could this become the subject of an episode of "Mythbusters?"

That's like trying to catch the dollar bill with your fingers while someone drops it between them when you don't know when.

The limits of hand/eye coordination...