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2014 Pre-Season Clips (3)
TECHNICAL NOTE: For those not aware, when viewing these videos in the You Tube window, you can adjust the resolution for a sharper view. Notice in the lower right hand corner of the video player window a setting icon that looks like a gear. Click on that and you can adjust the setting up to 360p, 480p or even 720p in some cases. This will give you a sharper image.
The video page will continue bringing you clips which are good learning material as we all work together to understand and enforce the sometimes complicated NCAA football rules. The videos are not meant to demean or belittle any official. They are used so that ALL officials can learn from the situations and issues other officials encounter in their games. No official has ever completed a career error-free. But by sharing our errors with others we help them avoid the same pitfalls. NCAA football officials at all levels exhibit incredible rule knowledge week in and week out. We can always get better and this page hopes to serve in that effort.
The last poll question play featured a play where viewers were asked to judge whether a player managed top score a TD in a tight play at the goal line. 63% (117 folks) judged TD. because although the ball carrier had the ball outside the pylon and across the goal line extended, he touched ground in bounds or touched the pylon. Another 20% saw the ball break the plane over the pylon or between the pylons ( a TD). 17% (32) said no TD as ball carrier did not touch ground in bounds or touch a pylon and the ball only managed to cross the goal line plane outside the pylons. Obviously the majority is not always right.
Illegal Block Below the
Waist ?
The continual changes to the low blocking rule challenge officials week after week. One of the recent changes that has proven difficult to officiate consistently well is the one regarding "peel back" blocks. Would you judge this block by the snapper, A75, to be a foul? Why or why not? Please view this play video and take the poll. (Please remember to scroll down and click on the DONE button after making your choice.)
A classic case of one blocker luring a
defender in, just for him to get surprised and chopped low. Officials will
note the penalty announcement mentions both Team A players which is the
preferred method of making the announcement since it "takes two to tango."
Good Pick by U
Teams are becoming increasingly adept at using officials in some of their plays. In fact, this is a principal reason the NFL chose to move the Umpires to the offensive backfield. Was this a designed play? Hard to say for sure but it was definitely effective.
Penalty Enforcement on Pass Plays
This play is a good example of a play that will be affected by this year's pass play penalty enforcement change. It was 3d and 7 at the A-39. The pass was completed for a 12 yard gain to the B-49. Team B was flagged for a facemask foul during the pass play. Since the 15 yard penalty last year took the ball to the B-46, that option was selected instead of declining and taking the result of the play. This year, the penalty would have been enforced from the B-49 to the B-34.
The wideout at the top of the screen was flagged for illegal shift. However, it appears he never got set for a full second after coming to the line of scrimmage. Therefore, he was guilty of an illegal shift that converts to a false start (dead ball foul). If you are judging that he was set for a full second with the rest of the team and then moved with another player to create yet another shift, then he could correctly be charged with an illegal shift.