jas said:
Does anybody know what the rule is for what happens after an extra point is blocked? I may be wrong, but it looked like Andy kind of waved everyone away from the ball, both teams kind of stopped, then Andy walked over and picked it up before running it in for the 2.
Is there a reason that you would just let the ball lie on the field after it's blocked?
Either way, it sure is nice to watch Schantz play!
According the the 2008 NCAA football rules, the ball is still live.
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Opportunity to Score
ARTICLE 2. A try is an opportunity for either team to score one or two
points while the game clock is stopped and is a special interval in a game
which, for purposes of penalty enforcement only, includes both a down and
the “ready’’ period that precedes it.
a. The ball shall be put in play by the team that scored a six-point
touchdown. If a touchdown is scored during a down in which time in the
fourth period expires, the try shall not be attempted unless the point(s)
would affect the outcome of the game.
b. The try, which is a scrimmage down, begins when the ball is ready for
play.
c. The snap will be midway between the inbounds lines on the oppo nent’s
three-yard line or from any other point on or between the inbounds
lines on or behind the opponent’s three-yard line if the position of the
ball is selected by the team designated to put the ball in play before the
ready-for-play signal. The ball may be relocated after a charged timeout
to either team unless preceded by a Team A foul or offsetting penalties
(Rules 8-3-3-a and 8-3-3-c-1).
d. The try ends when:
1. Either team scores.
2. The ball is dead by rule (A.R. 8-3-2-IV and VI).
3. An accepted penalty results in a score.
4. A Team A loss-of-down penalty is accepted (Rule 8-3-3-c-2).
5. Before a change of team possession, a Team A player fumbles and
the ball is caught or recovered by any Team A player other than the
fumbler. There is no Team A score (A.R. 8-3-2-IX-XI).
Approved Ruling 8-3-2
IV. On a one-point try attempt, Team A’s kick is blocked. A2 picks up the
ball beyond the neutral zone in the field of play. RULING: The ball is dead
where picked up by A2. The try is ended.
VI. On a one-point try attempt, Team A’s kick is blocked. The ball,
untouched beyond the neutral zone, (a) is recovered by B3 on his
one-yard line or (b) hits the ground in Team B’s end zone. RULING:
(a) B3 may advance the ball. (b) The ball is dead, the try is ended
(Rule 8-3-1).
is dead where picked up by A2. The try is ended.
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