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Football Officiating => NCAA Discussion => Topic started by: Aussie-Zebra on June 12, 2016, 04:36:45 PM

Title: Interesting penalty enforcment
Post by: Aussie-Zebra on June 12, 2016, 04:36:45 PM

Team A is 3rd & 5 at the B8. Team B lined up in neutral zone. penalty is enforced ½ distance to the goal so it's now 3rd and 1 on the B4. Outside the B10 the penalty would have been 1st down by penalty yardage.

Title: Re: Interesting penalty enforcment
Post by: ncwingman on June 12, 2016, 05:03:07 PM

Yep. Fun little "quirk" isn't it?

It's even more fun in Fed rules where most of the automatic first downs don't exist. 4th and goal at the 5 and you have DPI in the endzone? Half the distance, replay 4th down.