82. RULING: Touchback. B 1/10 B20. Ready. The Team B defender did not foul because he batted the fumble backward. The Team B defender did not add new impetus since the ball did not hit the ground. The impetus came from the fumble. The result of the play is a touchback. The clock was stopped to award a first down to Team B.
83. RULING: Touchback. B 1/10 B20. Ready. The ball becomes dead when the ball hits the tailback's left foot while his right foot is out of bounds. The impetus came from tailback's fumble, not from the Team B player that punched the ball out of the tailback's hands. The fumble was not recovered. The clock was stopped to award a first down to Team B.
84. RULING: A 4/25 A25. Possible DQ. Assume play has ended when foul occurs. No player shall run into or throw himself against an opponent out of the play either before or after the ball is dead. The 15-yard penalty is enforced from the succeeding spot, A's 40.
85. RULING: A 4/goal B2. When unsportsmanlike or dead ball personal fouls by both teams are reported to the referee and before any of the penalties have been completed or the order of occurrence cannot be determined, the fouls offset and the penalties cancel. Fourth down was established before the fouls occurred.
86. RULING: A 1/25 B45. Chop block. The second block was delayed and at the thigh or below against an opponent who was in contact with a teammate of the blocker (either high or low). It would not be a chop block if the guard and snapper fired out at the snap and immediately high-lowed the noseguard. The right guard also fouled by blocking from behind at or below the knee.
87. RULING: A 4/16 A14. Snap. The kicking team player committed a clipping foul when he pushed the receiver at the knees. The kicking team player could have pushed the receiver below the waist at or to the buttocks since the kicking team player was legally able to recover the ball. Team A next puts the ball in play after a punt and the clock was not stopped to award a first down to Team B. Therefore, the clock starts on the snap.
88. RULING: Offset and replay. A 4/6 A34. Snap Team A is in legal possession when the down ends. Postscrimmage kick enforcement does not apply. The fouls are offsetting. Team A next puts the ball in play after a punt and the clock was not stopped to award a first down to Team B. Therefore, the clock starts on the snap.
89. RULING: A 4/39 A41. Ready. The result of the play is a touchback. The 15-yard penalty for Team A's illegal block below the waist foul is enforced from the previous spot, B's 44. The clock was stopped to award a first down to Team B after the touchback.
90. RULING: B 1/10 A47. Ready. The 15-yard penalty for the interference with opportunity foul is enforced from the spot of the foul, B's 38. Since the penalty was accepted, the inadvertent whistle rules do not apply. Team B next snaps the ball so the clock starts on the ready.
91. RULING: B 1/10 B10. Ready. The impetus came from the punt. The result of the play is a touchback. The 10-yard penalty is enforced from the postscrimmage kick spot, B's 20. The clock was stopped to award a first down to Team B.
92. RULING: B 1/10 B10. Ready. An inbounds player touched by a ball batted by an opponent is not deemed to have touched the ball. Team A commits illegal touching violations on B's 2 and on B's 10. The clock was stopped to award a first down to Team B.
93. RULING: B 1/10 B17. Ready. A player of Team B who has signaled for a fair catch and does not touch the ball shall not block or foul an opponent during that down. Postscrimmage kick enforcement enforcement applies. The 15-yard penalty is enforced from the end of the kick, B's 32.
94. RULING: A 1/10 B20. Snap. The receiver was not blocked by an opponent into the scrimmage kick. Therefore, the receiver did touch the ball. Team A legally recovered the ball on B's 20. Team A next puts the ball in play after a punt and the clock was not stopped to award a first down to Team B. Therefore, the clock starts on the snap.
95. RULING: B 1/10 B21. Ready. The Team A flyer committed an illegal touching violation when he batted the ball in Team B's end zone. The ball remains a live ball since the ball did not touch the ground in Team B's end zone. The advance by the receiver is legal. The clock was stopped to award a first down to Team B.
96. RULING: B 1/10 B44. Ready. All of the answers on the exam are correct but this is what is going to happen. Team B will decline offsetting fouls. Then, Team A will accept the penalty for Team B's holding foul. Postscrimmage kick enforcement applies since the kick crossed the neutral zone, the foul occurred three or more yards beyond the neutral zone and Team A was not in possession when the down ended. The postscrimmage kick spot is A's 33. The 10-yard penalty is enforced from the spot of the foul, A's 46, which is behind the postscrimmage kick spot. The clock was stopped to award a first down to Team B.
97. RULING: B 1/10 B44. Ready. By interpretation, A.R.6-5-3-VI, this is not an invalid signal and Team B may recover and advance until the ball is dead by rule. The clock was stopped to award a first down to Team B.
98. RULING: B 1/10 B45. Ready. The left guard committed an illegal block in the back foul since he was not eligible to touch the ball. The touching by the Team B player is ignored since he was pushed into the ball. Team B will decline the penalty and take the ball at the spot of illegal touching, B's 45. The clock was stopped to award Team B a first down.
99. RULING: B 1/10 B8. Ready. The ball becomes dead when recovered on B's 6 following the valid fair catch signal. Team B will elect to take the ball at the spot of illegal touching, B's 8. Apparently, allowing the advance by the receiver was due to an error by the officials. The clock was stopped to award a first down to Team B.
100. RULING: B 1/10 B8. Ready. Play #10 in 2005 NCAA Football Bulletin #3 stated that blocking below the waist restrictions are off during the punt when the punter takes two or three short steps to his right before kicking the ball. This was news to most, if not all, football officials. The clock was stopped to award a first down to Team B.