Case Plays

[bricord]

Anyone have any plays they can send me? I’ll take them all!

[ElvisLives]

Anyone have any plays they can send me? I’ll take them all!

A) What is a "case play?" The NCAA Replay manual is entitled, "Case Book." But the examples offered are called "Play Situations," as are the examples offered in the "Interpretations" section of the rule book. (Nothing in NCAA is ever referenced as a 'case play.')
B) The second half of the rule book, i.e., the "Interpretations," are solely "Approved Rulings" (ARs), which are example situations, with rulings, for many of the rules. Most rulings very clearly follow the language of the related rules. However, a few of them offer 'interpretations' that some of us may not have concluded on our own. So, ALWAYS - ALWAYS - consult the ARs before deciding you know a rule completely. Anything other than those ARs are suspect, since they would not be 'official.'*
C) *CFO members get the occasional 'bulletin' from the NCAA Rules Committee Secretary Editor (currently Steve Shaw), which offer expanded explanations of rules, and, in some rare occasions, actually make a change to a rule, or ADD a rule. These explanations come in the form of additional language, and/or "Play Situations."  These, too, are considered 'official' rulings. Previous bulletins are archived there, as well. They also publish off-season and weekly in-season exams for study purposes, which tend to reflect current rules events. The CFO web site is accessed through +RefQuest ("plus.refquest.com"). All bona-fide NCAA officials are eligible. Members of other non-NCAA organizations may also be eligible (e.g., TASO members in Texas are eligible for limited access, at a discounted rate). Check with your organization. Highly recommended.

Occasionally, some folks will upload the CFO bulletins and/or exams to this web site, which can generate some healthy discussion on the rules, and mechanics, as well.

[bricord]

Mountain West, Big12 put out pre season tests in the past. 100 questions at a time. That’s what I looking for. Practice tests.

[ElvisLives]

Mountain West, Big12 put out pre season tests in the past. 100 questions at a time. That’s what I looking for. Practice tests.

Ah. Can’t help you there, right now. Normally, Shaw, et al, wait until after the PROP has voted on the rule changes to prepare exams, to include questions related to the approved changes. But I’ll be on the lookout, now that I know what you are looking for.

But, since I’m sure they will approve two specific changes, how about these:

2/8, A-42, 3:30 (1), A=7, B=0. A12, directly behind the snapper, receives the backward pass snap at the A-37 and looks downfield for his target receiver, A88. A88 is closely guarded, forcing A12 to look for a different receiver. B55 gets around A77 and approaches A12 (who has not moved laterally from the spot where he received the snap). Just as A12 starts to move his throwing arm to throw the ball, B55 lunges and grabs A12 by the jersey, just above the back nameplate, and pulls downward. The pulling action causes A12’s left knee to buckle, and A12 stumbles backward, falling, but catches himself with his free hand, preventing him from falling to the ground. A12 attempts to advance, but is then surrounded by other players of Team B, and is tackled and downed at the A-40 (with the ball being declared dead).
Ruling:

3/10, B-35, 2:05 (2), A=10, B=10.  Team A has two times-out available. A12 receives a direct hand-to-hand snap, and moves to his right. At the B-38, A12 throws a legal forward pass toward end A88, who catches the ball and is immediately tackled and downed, with the ball being declared dead inbounds at the B-26. At the moment the ball became dead, the game clock read 1:55. A12 is attempting to get the Referee’s attention to request a charged team time out. When the game clock is stopped, it reads 1:50.
Ruling:


Note: Edited the second item to be as I had intended it, with the ball becoming dead one-yard SHORT of a first down. Sorry. Degree in Architecture, not math...