Quiz Questions

[White_Ranger]

Just a few concepts I am working through right now and wrote a couple questions to share:

A 4th and 20 at A45. A2s high hang time punt allows gunners to make their way down field to set up to pin B deep. A2s punt rolls to the B1/2 yard line where A23 standing in the end zone attempts to down the ball there but muffs the ball to the B3 where A13 jumps on it. 

A 2nd and 10 at B15. A34 takes a toss to the right side of the line, breaks free, and dives for the goal line pylon, extending the ball with his right hand just outside of the pylon, the back manages to toe tap the goal line as he is coming to the ground.
 
4th and 15 at A24. A punts the ball away which strikes A20 at the B15. B10 recovers the punt and runs to the B20 where he fumbles. A5 recovers the fumble and returns for a touch down. During A5s run, B7 does a reverse take down on A65.

4th and 15 at A24. A punts the ball away which strikes A20 at the B15. B10 recovers the punt and runs to the B20 where he fumbles. A5 recovers the fumble and returns the ball to the B8. During A5s run, B7 does a reverse take down on A65 at the B10.

A 4th & 20 @ A20. Punter A22 is 15 yards behind the neutral zone when he catches the long snap, sprints to his right at an angle toward the line of scrimmage, and runs outside the tackle box. He then stops and punts the ball, and is immediately hit by a diving B89. The ball sails out of bounds at the A25.

4th and 20 at the A-20. Punter A99 is positioned 15 yards deep. The snap sails over A99’s head. A99 jumps and tips the snap, then recovers the ball at the A-1. A99 regains his footing and kicks the ball. During the kick, B25 dives and blocks the kick. At the same time, B45 dives and makes forcible contact with A99’s plant leg.

[ElvisLives]

Just a few concepts I am working through right now and wrote a couple questions to share:

A 4th and 20 at A45. A2s high hang time punt allows gunners to make their way down field to set up to pin B deep. A2s punt rolls to the B1/2 yard line where A23 standing in the end zone attempts to down the ball there but muffs the ball to the B3 where A13 jumps on it.
Where A23 is standing with respect to a goal line is totally irrelevant in NCAA football. His muff is one spot of illegal touching of a kick (ITK). When A13 secures the ball, that, too, is ITK, and also an illegal recovery. Team B will accept possession of the ball at the B-3, for a new scrimmage series.

A 2nd and 10 at B15. A34 takes a toss to the right side of the line, breaks free, and dives for the goal line pylon, extending the ball with his right hand just outside of the pylon, the back manages to toe tap the goal line as he is coming to the ground.
When a ball carrier touches the goal line, pylon, or ground in the end zone he is given plane of the goal line extended beyond the sideline to infinity. Therefore, the result of this down is a touchdown for Team A, with a try to follow.

4th and 15 at A24. A punts the ball away which strikes A20 at the B15. B10 recovers the punt and runs to the B20 where he fumbles. A5 recovers the fumble and returns for a touch down. During A5s run, B7 does a reverse take down on A65.
The penalty for B7’s holding foul is declined by rule. Team B will then invoke their ITK privilege, which will cancel Team A’s apparent score and award the ball to Team B for a new scrimmage series at the B15. Lesson to Team A: don’t illegally touch the kicked ball.  [Now, if the “reverse takedown” means it was something more than holding, we have a different story, but I won’t read anything more into it than what those words mean to me.]

4th and 15 at A24. A punts the ball away which strikes A20 at the B15. B10 recovers the punt and runs to the B20 where he fumbles. A5 recovers the fumble and returns the ball to the B8. During A5s run, B7 does a reverse take down on A65 at the B10.
Team A will accept the penalty for B7’s holding foul taking the ball from the Basic Spot (B-8) to the B-4, where Team A will be awarded a new scrimmage series. By accepting the penalty, the ITK by Team A is canceled.

A 4th & 20 @ A20. Punter A22 is 15 yards behind the neutral zone when he catches the long snap, sprints to his right at an angle toward the line of scrimmage, and runs outside the tackle box. He then stops and punts the ball, and is immediately hit by a diving B89. The ball sails out of bounds at the A25.
Tough to answer, because we don’t have a good idea of what kind of contact B89 made on A22. Once outside the tackle box, A22 does not have Roughing the Kicker protection. If the contact is not some kind of personal foul, then the result of this down is nothing but B, 1/10, A-25, snap (25). If the contact is a Personal Foul, then the foul qualifies for PSK enforcement, so subtract 15-yards from the dead-ball spot: B, 1/10, A-40, snap (25).

4th and 20 at the A-20. Punter A99 is positioned 15 yards deep. The snap sails over A99’s head. A99 jumps and tips the snap, then recovers the ball at the A-1. A99 regains his footing and kicks the ball. During the kick, B25 dives and blocks the kick. At the same time, B45 dives and makes forcible contact with A99’s plant leg.
The kicker did not get outside of his “protected” zone, so B45’s contact on A99 is Roughing the Kicker. The penalty is 15-yards from the previous spot and a first down, so A, 1/10, A-35, snap (25).

BTW, I’m sure you know that the team putting the ball in play is always Team A, so, no need to add “A” to the down/distance ‘setup.’ Also, convention is to add a dash between the Team letter and the yard line number, i.e., A-24, B-35. Doing so distinguishes yard lines from players.