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Football Officiating => National Federation Discussion => Topic started by: ck4597 on September 14, 2012, 10:46:53 AM

Title: case play
Post by: ck4597 on September 14, 2012, 10:46:53 AM

Pre game rules question...

2nd/12 B22. The score is A21-B24. Team A has no timeouts remaining. A88 catches A15's legal forward pass and is downed on B's 15. During the down, A65's helmet comes off after legal contact. A65 looks at the clock, grabs his leg and falls to the ground before the down ends. The game clock shows 0:09 in the fourth quarter.

delay of game - start clock on snap?
unfair act?

thoughts?

Title: Re: case play
Post by: HLinNC on September 14, 2012, 10:51:55 AM

Pointless- helmet coming off is treated exactly like an injury timeout.  The clock will stop for the helmet coming off of A65 and he will be leaving the game for one play just as if he were injured.

Assuming A88 caught the ball inbounds, clock will start on the RFP.

Title: Re: case play
Post by: FBUmp on September 14, 2012, 12:27:05 PM

Quote from: HLinNC on September 14, 2012, 10:51:55 AM

Pointless- helmet coming off is treated exactly like an injury timeout.  The clock will stop for the helmet coming off of A65 and he will be leaving the game for one play just as if he were injured.

Assuming A88 caught the ball inbounds, clock will start on the RFP.

Correct.  Official's timeout and he leaves the game for one down, for either incident.