Illegal batting by R during a free kick

[Derek Teigen]

Hello everyone.  I came across a website that has flash cards that give case plays and provides answers.  One of the questions describes a free kick that is muffed by R and then to prevent K from recovering the ball R bats the ball into their own end zone where a K player falls on it
the answer book says the covering official correctly blew the play dead when the ball crossed the goal line.  The answer book is saying K would decline the illegal batting of the ball as the result of the play is a safety.   Does this sound right to you?

thank you,

DT

[bossman72]

In NFHS, this is a touchback.  The batting would be enforced at the previous spot if accepted.

That question is all kind of messed up.  We don't have a play where we blow the play dead when it enters the endzone and rule a safety.

This isn't even a safety in NCAA.  It's a touchdown (and no foul either).

[Ralph Damren]

As usual, Bossman nailed it. In NFHS , 'a kick is a kick UNTIL it is recovered or goes OOB'. In NFHS once a kick enters the EZ it is a touchback and the ball becomes dead. K can eiter take to play - TB, or the  or rekick from the 50.

[bama_stripes]

This is a perfect example of why we need to be very careful of where we get our information from — and why I’m so appreciative of this board!