Intentional Grounding

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by jimpiano

OSU's Braxton Miller was flagged for intentional grounding trying to avoid a sack Saturday against Miami U. The pass appeared to be backwards.
If it was does that make it either a fumble or a backward pass and a live ball?

Did an official sound a whistle? If so, it still shouldn't be interntional grounding, but the inadvertent whistle during a backward pass means the passing team can choose to have the down count where the pass originated from -- which if he was trying to avoid a sack is not what they'd choose -- or repeat the down from the previous spot.