1. TRUE or FALSE? A1 runs the ball across the A
scrimmage line, reverses their direction back behind the A scrimmage line, and
throws a forward pass. Ruling: Illegal forward pass. A1 is penalized 5
yards from the spot of the foul and loss of down.
TRUE. Rule 7.5.2.b says that it is an illegal forward
pass if any forward pass is thrown after a scrimmage running play has been
established. The scrimmage running play is established as runner A1
advanced the ball across the line of scrimmage. The foul is 5-yards from
the spot of the illegal forward pass, per the all-but-one principle.
2. TRUE or FALSE? An errant snap that touches the ground during the last two minutes of each half does not cause the clock to stop.
TRUE. Even though an errant snap that touches the ground is treated similar to an incomplete pass -- in that the ball returns to the previous spot and the down counts, it is treated like a fumble, and rule 3.1.3 clarifies that the clock continues to run inside the last two minutes of each half.
3. SCENARIO: 2nd and 8 from team A's own 20 yard line. There is a deep pass thrown to A6, with defensive pass interference called on B3 while the ball was in the air. The pass falls Incomplete. A6 jumps up and screams, "Where's the f***ing flag?!", directed at the back judge. Unsportsmanlike conduct was called on A6. What's the next down & distance, and where will the ball next be put in play?
The next down and distance is 1st & 10 for team A. The ball is next put into play at team A's own 20-yard line. The pass interference is enforced first because it is a live ball foul. That moves the ball +10 yards from the previous spot to A's 30-yard line, with an automatic first down awarded to team A. Then, the unsportsmanlike conduct foul is enforced as a dead-ball foul, moving the ball -10 yards to A's 20-yard line. It is not 1st down & 20 yards to go, because the a new series always starts on 1st & 10, unless a foul occurs after the ready for play has been blown.
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