1)  TRUE or FALSE?  Team A snaps the ball with 2:04 left in the half. With 1:56 remaining on the clock, quarterback A1 throws an illegal forward pass that falls incomplete. There is 1:54 showing on the clock after the down.  The foul for the illegal forward pass includes a 10-second subtraction from the game clock.

FALSE.  An incomplete illegal forward pass does require a ten second subtraction from the game clock if the foul happened during a down that started after the two-minute warning has occurred.  Since this down started with 2:04 remaining on the clock, there is no 10-second runoff.

2)  TRUE or FALSE?  B3, defending against a legal forward pass beyond the neutral zone, has their back to the ball and is waving their arms in the face of A8, but does not make contact.  This is a foul for defensive pass interference.

FALSE.  There is no foul for defensive pass interference if there is no contact.

3)  TRUE or FALSE?  3rd down & 5. Team A’s run is used/closed. Quarterback A5 throws a legal forward pass that is intercepted by B1. After the interception and during the return, B1 throws a backwards pass to B2.  The backwards pass is intercepted in the air by A8.  A8 is deflagged by B9.  It is now 1st & 10 for team A at the spot of B9's deflagging, and the run is now unused/open.

TRUE.  Because there has been a change of possession during the down, team A will now begin a new possession with the ball 1st & 10, and the scrimmage running play is available to them for use during the next possession.

4)  TRUE or FALSE?  At the time the ball is made ready for play receivers A3 and A4 are moving. A3 then comes to a stop and A4 continues in motion as the ball is snapped.  This is a dead ball foul and a false start.

TRUE.  This is a new editorial rule change for us this year.  Dead ball. False start. Team A players were not all stopped for a full second before the snap at any time after the ball was made ready for play. Officials should stop the action, and Team A is penalized five yards for a dead-ball foul. This is an illegal shift that converts to a false start and is eligible for a 10-second subtraction from the game clock if this foul occurs while the clock is running and after the two-minute warning has occurred.

5)  TRUE or FALSE?  After the ball is made ready for play, all seven Team A players come to a complete stop for a full second. Then receiver A5 goes laterally in motion.  While A5 is in motion, receiver A2 takes two steps backwards and resets.  A5 is still moving when the ball is snapped.  This is a dead ball foul and a false start.

FALSE.  This is a live ball foul for an illegal shift. The play should continue. When the ball is dead, the officials stop the clock to administer the penalty. This is an illegal shift that DOES NOT convert to a false start and is NOT eligible for a 10-second subtraction from the game clock in any scenario because all 7 A players were set for at least one second prior to the snap.