dib Posted September 8, 2005 Posted September 8, 2005 If a player touches a kick-off in the end zone, and then muffs the ball and it goes out of bounds, out of the end zone- is this a safety? Would the rule be the same in college as in the pros?
dib Posted September 8, 2005 Author Posted September 8, 2005 I was thinking in terms of it being a live ball and lost out of the end zone. Safety.
R. Rich Posted September 8, 2005 Posted September 8, 2005 If I recall correctly, it would only be a safety if he touched the ball BEFORE it went into the end zone. If he's already in the end zone and fumbles the kickoff out of bounds, it's a touchback.
VABills Posted September 8, 2005 Posted September 8, 2005 If I recall correctly, it would only be a safety if he touched the ball BEFORE it went into the end zone. If he's already in the end zone and fumbles the kickoff out of bounds, it's a touchback. 433092[/snapback] He has to have control out of the endzone and then fumble it then it's a safety. If it is a muff it is a touchback. Also if he gets the ball in the endzone, runs, and then fumbles in the endzone but never made it out of the endzone it is a touchback.
nick in* england Posted September 8, 2005 Posted September 8, 2005 Is the player that touches is on Team A or Team B? If Team A (Kicking) it's a touchback. If TB - it's still a touchback unless he gains full control of it - in which case it is a safety.
Ramius Posted September 8, 2005 Posted September 8, 2005 I was thinking in terms of it being a live ball and lost out of the end zone. Safety. 433090[/snapback] As said above, its a touchback...the ball is live once it travels 10 yds down field on a kickof anyway, it doesnt need ot be touched to be live like a punt...
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