SK Enforcement

[sj_31]

A 4/10 @ 50. Team A's punt is muffed by B1 at the B-5 and then is batted by B2 at the B-4 into the end zone in order to keep A1 from recovering it. B1 recovers the ball in B's end zone and is downed there. During the kick, A2 is flagged for unnecessary roughness at the B-30.

[Andrew McCarthy]

10-2-4

Penalties for all fouls by the kicking team other than kick-catch interference (Rule 6-4) during a free kick play or a scrimmage kick play in which the ball crosses the neutral zone (except field goal attempts) are enforced either at the previous spot or at the spot where the subsequent dead ball belongs to Team B, at the option of Team B. (Rules 6-1-8 and 6-3-13)

[Johnponz]

I will try:

The bat is backwards so it is legal.

The penalty for the unnecessary roughness on A can be administered at the succeeding spot (fouls by A on a kick can be administered at the succeeding spot (do not remember exact wording but this is close) which is B's 20 because of the Touchback.

B's ball 1st and 10 at B's 35. 

B can also choose to have the penalty enforced from the previous spot.  4/25 at As 35 (I doubt if they would do that though)

[jg-me]

Is the result of this play actually a touchback?

[Legacy Zebra]

I don't think so. B2's bat puts the responsibility on Team B for the ball being in the endzone. The ball belongs to Team B in the endzone, so I would enforce 15 yards from the goal line, 1st and 10 for Team B.

[jg-me]

The foul did occur during the kick. Would you consider any other option?

[Johnponz]

Agreed I was mistaken.  Can also be enforced from previous spot  at B's option
 

[Legacy Zebra]

The foul did occur during the kick. Would you consider any other option?

True, if B wants a rekick we can back A up 15 yards and do it again.

[Johnponz]

Of course my original answer is correct if the ball never hit the ground and the original post is not clear to that point.

[Legacy Zebra]

The original post says the bat is to prevent A from recovering it. If the ball hadn't hit the ground, the bat would be preventing A from catching it.

[Johnponz]

I'll buy that but it is very technical

[Kalle]

I'll buy that but it is very technical

Not really. Posing a rule question requires the language to be exact, and if the question talks about recovering, that means the ball has already hit the ground.