[Husker] question about pitt game: FUMBLE Q.

[Sean McGrath]

No offense to the NCAA but how can they deem this play illegal? Whether
the ball hits the ground or not as long as it goes backwards it should
be considered a lateral and thus a forward pass would be legal. Just
because the Huskers bounced the ball to the passer, in this case Rozier,
it shouldn't be illegal. Common sense has left the NCAA!

Sean

-----Original Message-----
From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf
Of Tim Silvey
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 9:45 PM
To: j j; Smith, William; husker at tssi.com
Subject: RE: [Husker] question about pitt game: FUMBLE Q.


"As far as whether the rb can pass a fumble he can.
Remember NU using the bounce pass and then passing the
ball again. As long as the first pass is backwards, a
lateral by definition, it can be passed forward as
long as neither player has passed the line of
scrimmage while in control of the ball. Or something
like that.  And no the passer can not repass a ball
that has been batted back to him."

If you are refering to the play NU ran in the 1982 OU
game in which Gill bounced a lateral pass off of the
turf to Rozier who then passed to the TE, the NCAA has
made that play illegal.

Tim 



"Not the victory but the action.
  Not the goal but the game.
   In the deed the glory."



		
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