2010 Season Week 14 Clips  

                                                             Holding Enforcement     Fouls for illegal use of hands, holding , illegal blocks, and personal fouls by the offensive team behind the neutral zone should have penalties enforced from the previous spot (except when foul is in Team A's end zone).  There may be other rule codes (NFL, NFHS ?) which permit enforcement from spot of foul and perhaps that is why crew mistakenly enforced from spot of foul.   (9-3-3-a PENALTY, 10-2-2)  (In this particular clip, the misplacement of the flag compounds the enforcement error)

                                                           Second Forward Pass     Unusual play where the QB catches his own forward pass and then throws another.  Correctly officiated.  (7-3-2-c)

                                                            Faking Injuries   Although clearly against the rules and "The Football Code",  some teams are being accused of using faked injuries to slow down today's fast paced offenses.  With the advent of the 40-second play clock, some teams have attempted to increase the number of offensive plays they run each game by offensive design that has them attempting to snap the ball very shortly after the ball is placed on the ground and made ready for play.  The viewer can determine for himself if that tactic is used in this play.  It is likely many conferences have issued guidance to their crews for dealing with these situations.   

                                                            Defensive Batting    This is a great defensive play that is completely legal.  A forward pass can legally be batted in any direction. The defender was airborne over the out of bounds area so the ball was not declared out of bounds when he touched it.      (9-4-1-a, 4-2-1-a, 4-2-3-a)

                                                            Substitution Process    There has been recent discussion regarding substitutions. (3-5-2)  Some conferences appear to have adopted a philosophy, not supported by rule,  regarding the defensive team's substitution process.  If the defense substitutes, the replaced player must begin to leave his huddle or position within 3 seconds.  But what if the replaced player is leaving and it appears the snap is imminent?  Some conferences have apparently decided to judge the defender would be unable to leave the field in time and are stopping the snap and assessing a dead ball substitution infraction foul against the defense.  By rule, this should be a live-ball foul (3-5-2-b), not a dead ball foul.    Play Examples:      1  -   In this play the replaced player attempts to immediately leave but the defense is penalized for a substitution infraction as the snap will be made before he gets off the field   2  - In this play the replaced player may have  lingered a bit too long and the defense is penalized for a dead ball foul    3 - In this play the replaced player begins to depart immediately but the ball is permitted to be snapped and B's foul is a live-ball foul. 

                                                            Unsportsmanlike Conduct   There continues to be differences conference-to-conference over what is deemed acceptable celebratory behavior and what is unsportsmanlike conduct.   This particular play generated discussion followed by a conference spokesperson's reported comments to explain the flag:  "NCAA rules hold that any "delayed, excessive, prolonged or choreographed act by which a player (or players) attempt to focus attention upon himself (or themselves) is an unsportsmanlike conduct foul."