Saw something come up in the Appalachian State-South Carolina State game last night - the SCS punter took off on 4th-and-19 as if it were a fake. He got about 15 yards beyond the LOS and *then* punted the ball, rugby-style, while on the run when he realized he wasn't going to make the first down.
I found the NFL rule (any kick beyond the LOS is penalized 10 yards from spot of foul), but wasn't sure of the NFHS rule. I assume it's illegal in high school, too ... it was just something I'd never seen before (at least in American football ... you see all kinds of crazy stuff in Canada where teams will punt the ball back and forth to each other on the same play at the end of the game).
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As an aside, a kick that does not reach the LOS remains a live ball and thus can be kicked again, correct? Again, something I've not really seen in years (other than seeing a punter - who was also the fastest guy on the team - pick up his own blocked punt that went sideways, landed behind the LOS, scoop it up and run it in for a score, but never a double-punt).
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Saw something come up in the Appalachian State-South Carolina State game last night - the SCS punter took off on 4th-and-19 as if it were a fake. He got about 15 yards beyond the LOS and *then* punted the ball, rugby-style, while on the run when he realized he wasn't going to make the first down.
I found the NFL rule (any kick beyond the LOS is penalized 10 yards from spot of foul), but wasn't sure of the NFHS rule. I assume it's illegal in high school, too ... it was just something I'd never seen before (at least in American football ... you see all kinds of crazy stuff in Canada where teams will punt the ball back and forth to each other on the same play at the end of the game).
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As an aside, a kick that does not reach the LOS remains a live ball and thus can be kicked again, correct? Again, something I've not really seen in years (other than seeing a punter - who was also the fastest guy on the team - pick up his own blocked punt that went sideways, landed behind the LOS, scoop it up and run it in for a score, but never a double-punt).
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