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Football Officiating => NCAA Discussion => Topic started by: WingOfficial on September 01, 2016, 12:53:53 PM

Title: Spearing by the ballcarrier?
Post by: WingOfficial on September 01, 2016, 12:53:53 PM

Is this a foul by A28?  Why or why not?

Thanks.

https://youtu.be/efCuw1uuoeo

Title: Re: Spearing by the ballcarrier?
Post by: BlindZebra on September 01, 2016, 02:54:45 PM

Quote from: WingOfficial on September 01, 2016, 12:53:53 PM

Is this a foul by A28?  Why or why not?

Thanks.

https://youtu.be/efCuw1uuoeo

Na. No intent.

What say you?

Title: Re: Spearing by the ballcarrier?
Post by: DallasLJ on September 01, 2016, 03:32:01 PM

You mean targeting, right?  Spearing does not exist in the Rule Book.  The Definition was removed several years ago.

 

Title: Re: Spearing by the ballcarrier?
Post by: The Roamin' Umpire on September 01, 2016, 04:31:08 PM

Great video clip - definitely make me think about it.

Caveat: I'm not an NCAA guy. I would say no foul here - if anything, the runner is checking his momentum a bit to absorb the hit, and the defender definitely moves in an odd way.

Title: Re: Spearing by the ballcarrier?
Post by: Rulesman on September 01, 2016, 04:34:06 PM

In the interest of full disclosure, spearing under Fed rules. (Yeah, I know this is not the Fed board).

Title: Re: Spearing by the ballcarrier?
Post by: Kalle on September 02, 2016, 02:18:09 AM

A.R. 9-1-4-II, legal play.