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Football Officiating => NCAA Discussion => Topic started by: NVFOA_Ump on November 09, 2017, 08:22:08 AM
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A 4th and 3 at the B-28 yard line. A is lined up in field goal formation. Holder A12 muffs the snap and kicker A18 picks it up at the B-36, and immediately throws a pass to TE A88 who catches it at the B-24 yard line. As A88 turns up field from the B-24 yard line we have a whistle from the R who has bagged the spot of the "fumble" and is pointing to that spot, the B-36.
What do we have?
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A can take the ball where blown dead, B-24 it sounds like. Or, they can replay the down. IW rules apply. Rule 3 I believe.
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An inadvertent whistle... a muff is not a fumble. Based on your description, the whistle blew when the receiver had the ball at the 24-yard line so the choice for Team A is to have the down over or take the result of the play which appears to be a new first down. Depending on the score/time, Coach will make this decision.