[Husker] Question About the Rules

[dryter at inebraska.com]

Actually, had the Huskers run that play, with two #13s on the field,  
terrible things could have happened.  Perhaps that was the beginning  
of their problems.

Derek

You are correct, Roger.  It is a penalty if they would have participated
in a play wearing identical numbers.  Simply lining up this way is not
an infraction until the ball is snapped.  I remarked at the time that
the KU coaching staff was probably screaming at their players that a
play was not going to be run because of this.

Section 4, Article 2 (c) of the 2006 NCAA Rulebook

Doug Martin, MD
UNL '87
UNMC '91


-----Original Message-----
From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf
Of Roger Lohr
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 11:21 AM
To: husker at tssi.com
Subject: [Husker] Question About the Rules

Question:  Can two players with the same number, on the same team,
legally
be involved in the same play?

I noticed while watching a recording of the KU game, both Taylor (#13)
and
McKeon (#13) where lined up at the same time.  The play was the attempt
to
draw KU offside prior to a punt on 4th down in the first quarter.

Thank you,
Roger Lohr

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