Re: Fed FB: Case Plays

Here is a question for all you NCAA guys. With PSK enforcement. Does
that imply that possesion has changed after a scrimmage kick? As usual
the Fed didn't cover this possibility when they changed the rule. How
does the NCAA deal with this?

Scott Taylor wrote:
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> "Harold Buck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> >  "Scott Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > >
> > > "Harold Buck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> > > >  "Scott Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > A legal forward pass is one thrown:
> > > > >
> > > > > 1.)  By the team that snaps,
> > > > > 2.)  From in or behind the neutral zone,
> > > > > 3.)  Before team possession has changed.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Doesn't "before team possession has changed"
> > > > imply that it would be by the team that snaps?
> > >
> > > Without 1.), would the remaining restrictions apply to a team
> > > that free kicks?
> >
> >
> > I think that really answers my question. However, it might have been
> > clearer to substitute "You can't pass on a free kick down" for (1) since
> > in all other cases (3) implies (1). Right?
> 
> Perhaps.  The Fed book specifies that only "Team A" may throw
> a legal pass.  Under some circumstances, Team K may throw
> one too.
> 
> What they really mean is, the team that snaps.
> 
> > And I'm not arguing about what the rule *says* at this point,
> > just that a rewording might make it clearer what they're getting at.
> 
> The three restrictions are my phrasing.  Since thay are not
> copyrighted, you are free to edit them for clarity however you
> wish.  Use whatever works for you.
> 
> Just as long as you understand that the ball can never be out of
> bounds because an airborne player touches it.
> 
> --  Scott