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Football Officiating => NCAA Discussion => Topic started by: TXMike on September 26, 2010, 09:31:57 PM

Title: False Start or Offside
Post by: TXMike on September 26, 2010, 09:31:57 PM

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Title: Re: False Start or Offside
Post by: TxSkyBolt on September 26, 2010, 09:39:19 PM

I couldn't tell if the defender entered the neutral zone, but if he did, the right guard is the adjacent lineman the rule talks about, and his reaction was caused by the defense....offside.

Brad

Title: Re: False Start or Offside
Post by: blindref757 on September 26, 2010, 09:40:55 PM

Can't tell...is the blitzing LB in the 1 gap or the 2 gap?  If he's head-up or in the 2 gap, it's OS.  If he's in the 1 gap, the RG is not threatened so it's a FS.  Hard to say from this view.

Title: Re: False Start or Offside
Post by: British Ref on September 27, 2010, 04:45:26 PM

Pausing the replay at 32s in the clip it does look like the defender is the far side of the ball, so in the C/LG gap.

Title: Re: False Start or Offside
Post by: TheStrippedOne on September 27, 2010, 05:18:45 PM

Looks to be the LB is inbetween the centre and left gaurd and the right gaurd looks as if he just falls foreward out of his stance rather than a reaction to movement