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2009-11-02 touchdown or not:

Frank The ball must cross the plane of the goalline in player possession for there to be a touch down. In your fact pattern "ball doesn't cross the plane but the receiver catch it with his two feet

2009-10-18 holder for field goal kicker:

Hi Brian Thanks for your question. There is an exception under the NCAA rules concerning a downed player (dead ball). The holder may when in a kick formation with a player in position to kick the ball

2009-10-14 Place holder after a blocked kick:

The ball would be dead in the grounded player's possession. No he can not get up an run at that time. That defeats the intent of the rule exception permitting the holder to be grounded with the ball

2009-10-11 Offensive Line:

Jeff This is a common question and it is somewhat of a common occurrence. For a false start foul to occur the offensive player must simulate the start of a play. In the example you cite, the offensive

2009-10-10 Onside Kicks:

Jeff Thank you for your question. Briefly the answer to your question is: It is A's ball or the Kicking team's ball provided no fair catch was waived. If a fair catch signal was given by the receiving