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Football Officiating => National Federation Discussion => Topic started by: refjb on July 15, 2011, 10:03:22 AM

Title: player OOB jumps and tips ball to teammate for TD
Post by: refjb on July 15, 2011, 10:03:22 AM

Does anyone have a link to a play where the player went OOB jumps in the air and tip the ball to his team mate while in the air for a TD.

I tink it was in an Oregon game last year.

Title: Re: player OOB jumps and tips ball to teammate for TD
Post by: Atlanta Blue on July 15, 2011, 02:02:50 PM

He wasn't out of bounds, he was in the air!   ;)

And thus the rule change ......

Title: Re: player OOB jumps and tips ball to teammate for TD
Post by: Atlanta Blue on July 15, 2011, 02:09:14 PM

Here is one where the kid appears t leap from inbounds, although you can't definitively see his feet.:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnwJluRTalk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnwJluRTalk)

Title: Re: player OOB jumps and tips ball to teammate for TD
Post by: AlUpstateNY on July 16, 2011, 08:49:36 AM

Quote from: Atlanta Blue on July 15, 2011, 02:09:14 PM

Here is one where the kid appears t leap from inbounds, although you can't definitively see his feet.:

With respect to the family of this deceased horse, can we let it reast in peace.

As has ALWAYS & continues to be the case, the only person on the planet who decides whether the leaping player jumped from inbounds, and therefore continues to be inbounds and can legally redirect the ball other than forward, or touched OOB before leaping, and with the 2011 revision would be guilty of Illegal Participation for touching the ball, is the covering official(s).

That is the nature of a bang-bang call and stresses the importance of being in the right position to make that call, which is largely affected by the size of the crew (4, 5, 6 or 7 men), the play situation and the readiness to make the call.

Title: Re: player OOB jumps and tips ball to teammate for TD
Post by: ljudge on July 18, 2011, 05:46:28 PM

So if we read the wording carefully had this same player (who tipped the ball) was forced OOB he can still tip the ball so long as he's not touching OOB.  In other words with the rule change this would still be a TD if he happened to be forced OOB.  Of course if we was touching the ground while coming in contact with the ball it would be incomplete but if feet in the air.....still a TD.

Title: Re: player OOB jumps and tips ball to teammate for TD
Post by: footballref on July 18, 2011, 09:22:18 PM

Quote from: Atlanta Blue on July 15, 2011, 02:09:14 PM

Here is one where the kid appears t leap from inbounds, although you can't definitively see his feet.:

I believe this play will still be legal. It looks like the player had never went OOB.