In FL, teams are allowed one intra-squad game (we call them color games) and one regular game versus another school (Spring Classic). These are happening now, so we're getting a little taste of football in May.
I worked a color game yesterday and the coach asked me about his punt formation. He has a couple of trick plays that he runs on 4th down depending on how the defense lines up and what the potential kicker sees. On every potential punt play, the kicker will line up 8 yards behind the LoS.
He asked me if the roughing the kicker rules or interpretation change because his kid is lined up 8 yards deep rather than the usual 10 yards. I told him that if the kid is 8 yards deep, and he catches the snap, and immediately kicks the ball, any RTK foul would be called the same as if he lined up 10 (or 12, or 14) yards deep. But if the kid starts moving around, and the defense is not certain that he is going to kick, unavoidable contact with the kicker may not be called RTK.
I also told him that having the kicker 8 yards deep does not meet the definition of a scrimmage formation, so, by rule, his snapper isn't protected.
Did I get these right?