Illegal Touching and OPI

[mikesears]

As you may be able to gather, I am realy hitting rule 7 right now. Another question (I'm pretty sure I know the answer)

1/10 @ A-20. A7 drops back to pass and is under a heavy rush. He throws the ball towards the middle of the field but ineligible lineman A58 turns around and sees the pass and tries to grab it but muffs the catch. It bounces in the air towards B95. A85 sees the ball in the air and blocks B95 to keep him from catching the muffed pass. Am I correct in saying that this is NOT O.P.I. because an A player touched it behind the line of scrimmage? It is illegal touching by A.

Is it safe to say you can't have both illegal touching and OPI during the same down?