PLAY OF THE WEEK:

New this week

Play: Team A, lead by three points. Team A’s ball, 4th & 10 at the A-30 with 0:11 seconds

remaining in the game. From a shotgun formation, A12 receives the snap, retreats back toward

their own goal line, and moves out of the tackle box. At the snap, each Team A lineman

blatantly holds the Team B player in front of them, preventing the defensive linemen from

immediately rushing the passer. When rushers approach A12, they throw the ball high so that it

lands beyond the line of scrimmage and out of bounds. When the pass hits the ground, the

game clock reads 0:00. Multiple officials have thrown multiple flags for holding fouls by multiple Team A linemen.

Ruling?

Last week

Play: Team A score a Touchdown, to take the lead 6-0. On the Try, A12 drops back to pass and throws the ball forward where it is intercepted in Team B’s endzone by B39. B39 attempts to advance the ball out of the endzone, however he is tackled in the endzone. During B39’s run B72, held A89 in the endzone.

Ruling: The Try is over and there is no further score. B’s hold is declined by rule. Team A will kick-off from the A-35 (10-2-7-a).

MECHANICS:

New this week

Game Situation: In a game that is being broadcast live, when may a media timeout be taken?

Answer next issue…

Last week

Game Situation: Upon arrival at the game site, there are no goal posts available. Both Coaches agree to play the game. The game kicks off and the Visiting Team fall behind and are trailing 27-0 at the end of the first quarter. During the interval, the Visiting Team Head Coach informs the Referee that he no longer wishes to play the game without goal posts as he feels that his team is at an unfair disadvantage and wishes for the game to be abandoned.

Answer: As both Head Coaches have agreed to play the game (and the game has kicked off), the Visiting Team’s Head Coach’s decision to start is irrevocable and the game cannot be abandoned on these grounds. If the Visiting Team is no longer willing the continue the game the game cannot  they must forfeit the game.