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Mon Jan 14, 2013, 03:37pm

Suudy

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Out of curiosity, why is this the rule? Even for NCAA with the 4th down fumble rule. Was there an issue of intentional loose balls?

I found this link which seems to hint at history of the rule (most of the links in the article are broken).

But was it the Holy Roller that led to this?

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