[Husker] Refs

[Dick Karre]

On 11/4/2012 2:50 PM, Greg Zimmerman wrote:
> Then the rule is wrong, no? If the offensive player pushes the defensive
> player into the QB, that should not be a penalty on the defensive player.
> I've seen the same thing in hockey where the offensive player is checked by
> a defender into the goalie. The offensive player was not penalized for
> crashing into the goalie.
>
>
Here's the entire rule on late hits (Rule 9, Article 7):

Late Hit, Action Out of Bounds
ARTICLE 7. a. There shall be no piling on, falling on or throwing the 
body on
an opponent after the ball becomes dead (A.R. 9-1-7-I).
b. No opponent shall tackle or block the runner when he is clearly out of
bounds or throw him to the ground after the ball becomes dead.
c. It is illegal for any player to be clearly out of bounds when he 
initiates a
block against an opponent who is out of bounds. The spot of the foul is
where the blocker crosses the sideline in going out of bounds.


I can't find anything in the rules or Approved Rulings that addresses 
the situation Stafford found himself in on Saturday.

-- 
Dick Karre
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