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Football Officiating => NCAA Discussion => Topic started by: TXMike on August 27, 2010, 11:15:33 PM

Title: Delay of Game ?
Post by: TXMike on August 27, 2010, 11:15:33 PM

4th and 10 from the B-35.  Clock is running.  Team A coach has his team over near the sideline and is talking to them, obviously intending to let the play clock expire so they will be backed up 5 yards and then he will punt.  After the play clock expires and penalty is assessed, start the clock on the ready or the snap?

Title: Re: Delay of Game ?
Post by: brew95 on August 28, 2010, 12:51:50 AM

Snap

Title: Re: Delay of Game ?
Post by: Kalle on August 28, 2010, 06:05:45 AM

As team A is not in the scrimmage kick formation, the referee may start the clock at the snap or at the ready. I would normally go with the snap.

Title: Re: Delay of Game ?
Post by: NVFOA_Ump on August 28, 2010, 06:54:05 AM

This is a judgment call ruling for the R.  If there is any chance that taking the intentional penalty would result in a time advantage for Team A in the given situation, the clock should go on the snap.

Title: Re: Delay of Game ?
Post by: DD on August 29, 2010, 09:07:28 AM

Since A is trying to get field position, Team B has the option and may decline the penalty.

Title: Re: Delay of Game ?
Post by: TXMike on August 29, 2010, 09:17:42 AM

Understand the possiblity of declining but we still have to deal with the clock.  My thought was that A was deliberately letting the clock expire so went with on the snap even though there were still 10 min left in the qtr.