Two college football rule questions from Tennesse / NC bowl game
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(1) If the offense commits a penatly in the last portion (minute?) of a game, is there an automatic 10 second runoff like in the NFL (this happened in the Dallas / Washington game in the first game of the NFL season)?
(2) If the wide receiver lands out of bounds but is obviously "forced out", is it a catch?
(2) If the wide receiver lands out of bounds but is obviously "forced out", is it a catch?
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<< <i>(1) If the offense commits a penatly in the last portion (minute?) of a game, is there an automatic 10 second runoff like in the NFL (this happened in the Dallas / Washington game in the first game of the NFL season)? >>
No. There is no 10-second runoff rule in college football. However, even if there were such a rule, it would not have applied in the Tenn/UNC game. UNC legally stopped the clock with the spike, thus no runoff. Runoffs only occur when the penalty itself stops the clock - like a false start.
<< <i>(2) If the wide receiver lands out of bounds but is obviously "forced out", is it a catch? >>
There has never been a force out rule in college - you've always had to get a foot down*. In the NFL, they just got rid of the force out rule so it no longer applies there either.
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* - Implicit in your question is the idea that the UNC receiver was forced out but given a catch anyway. I'm in agreement with you - I didn't think he was in-bounds.