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Caseplays

Missed Field Goal

Play: Fourth and five on team R’s 30 yardline. K1’s field goal attempt is short of the mark and the untouched kick goes (a)out of bounds on team R’s 10 yardline, or (b) into team R’s end zone. Ruling: Under NFHS rules, in (a), it will be team R’s ball on its 10 yardline. A field goal is a scrimmage kick and it is treated the same as a punt that goes out of bounds. In (b), it’s a touchback, giving team R the ball on its 20 yardline at any point between the hashmarks. If the game is played under NCAA rules, in (a) and (b), it will be team R’s ball on its 30 yardline at the spot of the previous snap (NFHS 6-2-7, 6-3-1b; NCAA 4-1-3c, 8-42b, AR 6-3-4 III, AR 8-4-2 I-IX).

Touchback or Safety

Play: First and goal on team B’s 20 yardline. A1’s legal forward pass is intercepted by B2 in his own end zone. B2 runs toward one sideline, then backtracks to the other, in an attempt to bring the ball out of the end zone. He is tackled with the ball never breaking the plane of the goalline. Is that a safety? Ruling: That is a touchback. The force (NFHS) or impetus (NCAA) that put the ball in the end zone was the pass. Because the ball in B2’s possession never returned to the field of play and the ball became dead in his own end zone despite his attempts to advance, it is a touchback (NFHS 8-5-1, 8-5-2; NCAA 8-6-1, 8-7-2).

Quick Reactions

Play: All team A players move to the line and are set. A split second after center A1 legally moves the ball to snap it, B2 times the snap perfectly as he reaches in and knocks away the ball from A1. The ball hits the ground and B3 recovers. Ruling: In NFHS play, that is an encroachment foul on B2 because he touched the ball before the snap ended. Under NCAA rules, B2’s act causes the ball to remain dead (the snap is disallowed) and he is charged with a contact foul for offside. Until the ball completely leaves the snapper’s hands, it is illegal for any team B player to touch it (NFHS 7-1-6; NCAA 2-23-1b-f, 7-1-5a1, AR 7-1-5 II).