Illegal touching on punt

[donttouchatwire]

There was a punt and it hit a punting team player while in the air. Flag for illegal touching but no mark off yardage for the foul.  Why not.  Why have a penalty where there is no penalty of yards off?

[tow]

Are you sure it wasn't first touching?

[TXMike]

Should not have been a flag for that.  It is a violation, not a foul.  A bean bag should be used to mark that spot as receivers might be able to take the ball there depending on what happpens during rest of down

[donttouchatwire]

Are you sure it wasn't first touching?

[/quote

I'm pretty sure the ref said illegal touching.  Vandy punting.  While in the air the ball hit vandy player in the back.  I saw the side judge drop his flag

[TXMike]

It is called illegal touching in NCAA but it is a violation, not a foul.  If a flag was thrown, it was a mistake. But sounds like they enforced it correctly

[Welpe]

Maybe the covering official initially judged KCI but then they decided just to go with illegal touching.

[bossman72]

...could have been NFHS variety KCI - no yardage there.