Cajuns Win A Wild One Over The Red Wolves On Senior Day

[IberiaCajun]

It wasn't a dead ball because the refs never blew the whistle until he reached the goal line.

[ATXCajun]

Ok I THINK I sorted this out. A pass never directly results in a fumble. In this case, the backward pass not caught was simply a live ball on the ground and could be advanced by rule.

Fumble
ARTICLE 1. To fumble the ball is to lose player possession by any act other than passing, kicking or successful handing (A.R. 2-19-2-I and A.R. 4-1-3- I). The status of the ball is a fumble.

Also, the word "lateral" only appears twice in the NCAA rule book. It refers to the lateral movement of OLs and punters.

Anyway, I stand corrected and educated. Apologies for the confusion.

[CayenneFan69]

Who cares the games over we won

[ulXrunner]

Ok I THINK I sorted this out. A pass never directly results in a fumble. In this case, the backward pass not caught was simply a live ball on the ground and could be advanced by rule.

Fumble
ARTICLE 1. To fumble the ball is to lose player possession by any act other than passing, kicking or successful handing (A.R. 2-19-2-I and A.R. 4-1-3- I). The status of the ball is a fumble.

Also, the word "lateral" only appears twice in the NCAA rule book. It refers to the lateral movement of OLs and punters.

Anyway, I stand corrected and educated. Apologies for the confusion.

No apology needed. Thanks for educating me on this. I'm happy for the W, but was intrigue to know the rule.

[KajunKrazy]

Still have not gotten it right. The correct call was to blow the whistle, or at least declare a dead ball after the fact, when the OL when a player other than the fumbler attempted to advance the ball.

Rule 4-1-3 Ball declared dead
A live ball becomes dead and an official shall sound his whistle or declare it dead:
(j) when, before a change of team possession on fourth down or a try, a Team A fumble is caught or recovered by a Team A player other than the fumbler.

Rule 7-2-2-a Caught or Recovered
When a backward pass or fumble is caught or recovered by any inbounds player, the ball continues in play.
Exception 2
On fourth down before a change of team possession, when a Team A fumble is caught or recovered by a Team A player other than the fumbler, the ball is dead. If the catch or recovery is beyond the spot of the fumble, the ball is returned to the spot of the fumble.

The refs declared it a backwards pass on the field. Can any one pick up a backwards pass?

[sportsfanatic21]

Yes

[Boomer]

The refs declared it a backwards pass on the field. Can any one pick up a backwards pass?

---I didn't see it but I remember the back pass in the flat that Fatima HS once used --the Qb threw it to a receiver who was behind him way in the flat of the formation---the ball kinda skidded on the ground and the receiver picked it up, just stayed there like it was an incomplete pass---then passed it long for a TD!!!

[Zeebart21]

---I didn't see it but I remember the back pass in the flat that Fatima HS once used --the Qb threw it to a receiver who was behind him way in the flat of the formation---the ball kinda skidded on the ground and the receiver picked it up, just stayed there like it was an incomplete pass---then passed it long for a TD!!!

trickeration.

[VObserver]

---I didn't see it but I remember the back pass in the flat that Fatima HS once used --the Qb threw it to a receiver who was behind him way in the flat of the formation---the ball kinda skidded on the ground and the receiver picked it up, just stayed there like it was an incomplete pass---then passed it long for a TD!!!

That play is older than dirt. We used it when I was in High School [1962-66] and it was old then.