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Title: Confused
Post by: jgf6 on August 05, 2014, 11:56:15 PM
We had this discussion in our group tonight and now I'm real confused. I KNOW this board will straighten me out. Thanks in advance.

A 1st & 10 at the 50. A1 drops back to the 40 to pass and B1 grasps/twists his facemask. A1 fumbles and A2 recovers at the A35. Where is the enforcement of the face mask penalty from?
Title: Re: Confused
Post by: BigWill on August 06, 2014, 04:21:58 AM
We had this discussion in our group tonight and now I'm real confused. I KNOW this board will straighten me out. Thanks in advance.

A 1st & 10 at the 50. A1 drops back to the 40 to pass and B1 grasps/twists his facemask. A1 fumbles and A2 recovers at the A35. Where is the enforcement of the face mask penalty from?

Fumbles by A in or behind the neutral zone Loose ball play..  The previous spot serves as the basic spot for fouls that occur during loose ball play... 50 is your enforcement spot {previous spot]
Title: Re: Confused
Post by: VALJ on August 06, 2014, 07:26:05 AM
Will's got it in one.  Had A1 held on to the football, we would have a running play, enforced from the end of the run at the A40.

While it's nonsensical that A gets "rewarded" for fumbling the football, that's the rules we have to work with.
Title: Re: Confused
Post by: HLinNC on August 06, 2014, 10:59:08 AM
See also http://www.refstripes.com/forum/index.php?topic=11032.0

And http://forum.officiating.com/football/98260-error-2014-nfhs-test.html