Hopefully I can set these up right so yall can understand what I’m asking.
3/10 @ B32. A’s pass is intercepted by B22 in EZ, and while he is running around trying to escape, B55 commits a hold at the B14. B22 fumbles from the EZ into the field of play, where B55 recovers at the B5.
Ruling: Result of the play is a fumble recovered by B at the B5. B got the ball with clean hands. However, the end result is a safety, because the basic spot is the goal line since the ball was in the EZ when the foul occurred, and a foul cannot be enforced back from the goal line. I’m not sure what to do with the foul though – 10-2-5-a-1 only addresses fouls (5 and 10 yarders) declined by rule that occur during a touchdown, so that rule isn’t relevant. If A declines the hold (extremely unlikely), then B gets the ball at the B5.
4/10 @ B32. A’s pass is intercepted by B22 in EZ, and while he is running around trying to escape, B55 commits a hold at the B14. B22 fumbles from the EZ into the field of play, where B55 recovers at the B5.
Ruling: Same result, safety, but where I’m stuck is enforcing this - If A accepts the hold, it’s enforced from the basic spot, and if A declines the hold, it’s still going back to the spot of the fumble – in the EZ - does that make a safety the only option here, accepted or declined? How else can it be enforced?
3/10 @ B32. A’s pass is intercepted by B22 in EZ, and while he is running around trying to escape, B55 commits a hold at the B14. B22 fumbles from the EZ into the field of play, where B88 recovers at the B5 and returns the ball for a score.
Ruling: Still a safety, although B’s coach is going to be super mad, because not only does he NOT get a TD, or the ball even, but Team A gets 2 points AND the ball back.
Is all this correct?
