Latest TASO Off-Season 5-question quiz

[ElvisLives]

Latest TASO off-season quiz. Tell me where I screwed up. I am uploading these at 12:29 am CDST.
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1.   A 1/10 @ B-32. QB A12’s pass is intercepted by B32 and returned for 12 yds where he is tackled inbounds. B10 was offside on the play.
Ruling: A, 1/5, B-27, ready (25).
The 5-yard penalty for B10’s Offside foul is penalized at the previous spot. Since Team B will not next snap the ball, and there is no other reason for the game clock to start on the snap, the game clock will start on the referee’s signal. Due to the penalty completion the play clock is set to 25-seconds and will start on the referee’s signal.
 
2.   A F/K @ A-20. A37 kicks the ball to the B-13. During the kick, B8 makes a brief wave below his shoulder at the B-10. The ball bounces, followed by B8 possessing the ball at the B-8.
Ruling: B, 1/10, B-8, snap (25).
B8’s waving arm motion is an invalid fair catch signal, which causes the ball to become dead when possessed by any player. Since the legally kicked ball was recovered by a Team B player after a signal was made by a teammate, Team B will put the ball in play at the yard line where it was recovered (B-8), at the lateral spot of the recovery, if between the hash marks, or at the nearest hash mark if recovered in a side zone. Because of the legal kick down, the play clock is set to 25-seconds, and will start on the referee’s signal, and the game clock will start on the snap.

3.   A 1/10 @ A-45. From a shotgun formation, A10 takes the snap and rolls to his left. As he approaches the A-45, both of A10’s feet are beyond the A-45, but no other part of his body or the ball has crossed the LOS. A10 then retreats to A-44.5 and throws a forward pass to A16 near the sideline at the B-23. The pass falls incomplete.
Ruling: A, 2/10, A-45, snap (40, automatic).
A10’s pass is legal, because A10’s entire body, and the ball, remained behind the neutral zone before the pass was thrown. Because of the incomplete forward pass, the game clock will start on the snap. The play clock is 40-seconds and is started when the ball becomes dead with the incomplete pass.
(Personal commentary: This is a BS question. If a ball carrier has BOTH feet across the neutral zone, it would be almost impossible for his entire body and the ball, in his possession, to NOT, also, be beyond the neutral zone.)

4.   A 1/10 @ A-42. A8 takes the snap and hands off to A5 who runs to the A-46 where he is tackled. During the run, B64 is flagged for holding.
Ruling: A, 1/10, B-44, ready (25).
The 10-yard penalty for B64’s Defensive Holding foul is penalized per 3&1 from the Basic Spot, which is the end of the related run (A-46), taking the ball to the B-44, with a first down by penalty. Because of the penalty completion, the play clock is set to 25-sconds, and (on the assumption that the ball became dead inbounds) both clocks will start on the referee’s signal.

5.   A 2/20 @ A-15. A2 takes the snap at the A-11 and hands off to A21 who runs to the A-30 where he is tackled. During the run, A6 blocks B4 while he is out of bounds at the A-40.
Ruling: A, 2/20, A-15, ready (25), OR, A, 3/5, A-30, ready (25).
The 15-yard penalty for A6’s Illegal Block for blocking an opponent, when both he and the opponent are out of bounds, is penalized per 3&1 at the Basic Spot, which is the end of the related run (A-30), taking the ball to the A-15, where the down will be repeated. Because of the penalty completion, the play clock is set to 25-sconds, and (on the assumption that the ball became dead inbounds) both clocks will start on the referee’s signal; OR
Alternatively, Team B may elect to decline the penalty for A6’s Illegal Block, and Team A will snap the ball at the dead-ball spot, and the down number will advance to 3rd down. Because of the penalty completion, the play clock is set to 25-sconds, and (on the assumption that the ball became dead inbounds) both clocks will start on the referee’s signal.
 

[TxJim]

If you want to make your answers unequivocally correct, in 1 and 4, add the time, qtr, and score to highlight Team A does not have the option to start on the snap per 3-4-3-b.
In 5, Team B may have that option inside 2 minutes in the half.

Edit:  Silly me.. I just realized you are not the original author of these questions and just playing along at home. 

[ElvisLives]

If you want to make your answers unequivocally correct, in 1 and 4, add the time, qtr, and score to highlight Team A does not have the option to start on the snap per 3-4-3-b.
In 5, Team B may have that option inside 2 minutes in the half.

That’s why every question ‘setup’ should include time and score. Every question I author does. I can’t seem to get that across to other folks that offer questions.

Every question should follow the format that we learned from John Adams decades ago:
Down/distance, yard line (succeeding spot), [lateral position optional,] time remaining (period), clock status, play clock time remaining(duration), Team A score, Team B score.
(Note: I added the play clock time and status, because the 40-second play clock came about after Mr. Adams retired from NCAA involvement.)

2/5, A-40, left hash, 5:30 (2), ready, 32(40), A=14, B=10.

This tells us everything we need to know. Note that Team A ALWAYS puts the ball in play, so there is no need to list “A” at the start of the setup statement.
Then you describe the action as thoroughly as possible, using RULE language:

After possessing the snap, A10 attempts to hand the ball to A23 at the A-38. A23 muffs the ball, which falls and deflects off of A23’s knee and bounds toward the left sideline. Players of both teams attempt to recover the ball, with no player gaining possession before the ball rolls out of bounds at the A-42 at 5:25 (2).
Ruling:

The ruling should follow a similar format (but the team that will next put the ball in play is included), with thorough rationale, using rule language, as needed:

A, 3/7, A-38, 5:25 (2), ready, 40 (running).
The status of the ball after the muffed handing attempt is a fumble. When the ball rolls out of bounds in advance of the spot of the fumble, the ball belongs to Team A at the spot of the fumble, for the next down, and, by rule, the game clock will start on the referee’s signal. The play clock is set to 40-seconds and started when the ball becomes dead at the end of second down.

[Note: A learning point with this example is that, even though the spot of the fumble (end of A10’s run) has no importance for penalty enforcement, it is necessary to mark the spot of the fumble with a spot marker (bean bag), in the event the ball should go out of bounds in advance of the spot of the fumble. Also, if this were 4th down, and a teammate other than the fumbler catches/recovers the ball, the 4th down fumble rule applies, and we’d need to know the spot of the fumble.]

[ElvisLives]

On TASO's answers, there is a minor "typo" - they say the play clock is set to "45" seconds. No. 40-seconds. I'm guessing that the number "45" was on someone's brain when they wrote that, because they reference the 45-yard line in the question.
Not a criticism. I do that same kind of thing ALL the time. Just clarifying.