Onside Kick Question

[maven]

Originally Posted by Rich

The rule was new last year, actually.

Are you sure, Rich? My 2013-14 book has 6-4-1-f in blue, indicating that it is new this year.

"During a free kick a player of the receiving team in position to receive the ball has the same kick-catch and fair-catch protection whether the ball is kicked directly off the tee or is immediately driven to the ground, strikes the ground once and goes into the air in the manner of the ball kicked directly off the tee."

[jTheUmp]

maven,
That rule was changed in the 2012 season. It shows up as "new" in the 2013 rulebook because the NCAA didn't publish a new rulebook in 2012, despite the rule change.

[maven]

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

maven,
That rule was changed in the 2012 season. It shows up as "new" in the 2013 rulebook because the NCAA didn't publish a new rulebook in 2012, despite the rule change.

Gotcha. Thanks!

[Rich]

Originally Posted by maven

Are you sure, Rich? My 2013-14 book has 6-4-1-f in blue, indicating that it is new this year.

"During a free kick a player of the receiving team in position to receive the ball has the same kick-catch and fair-catch protection whether the ball is kicked directly off the tee or is immediately driven to the ground, strikes the ground once and goes into the air in the manner of the ball kicked directly off the tee."

Positive -- I worked NCAA football last year and it was new then. Oh, and what others have said, too.