Head to Head contact on pass in End Zone

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

JRutledge & MDLonghorn, can't you take the original poster's word for it that it was a personal foul? Why futz around with saying, "If the helmet contact was illegal"? You might as well add all sorts of other caveats, like if there was no offsetting foul or the game wasn't called for lightning. Sheesh.

He said helmet to helmet contact. The wording alone is not something that is illegal. So no I cannot totally take his word for it as he also did not describe anything illegal. The problem is that people have watched too much media and think that any helmet contact is illegal when clearly the NCAA and even the NF has stated that is not the case. That is why I made that comment because there is a reason the rule is called, "Illegal Helmet Contact." You cannot play this game if you think all contact with a helmet is a foul. And yes it might matter to someone that is reading this and thinks there is something illegal about simple helmet contact. Also even the rules about "launching" which I hear applied to all levels is very specific to the NCAA and does not necessarily involve helmet contact at all.

Peace