Football Question # 4.

[Lighthouse]

K1's field-goal attempt hits the ground at team R's five yardline, is muffed by R2 at his own two yardline, then rolls into the endzone. Six yards deep in the endzone, K3 falls on the ball.

A. The ball is dead the moment it crosses the goalline.
B. It's a touchback; it will be team R's ball at its own 20 yardline.
C. Team K scores a touchdown.
D. Team K scores a safety.

[KevinHall]

I will go with A.

[Catsrock]

Wow that's a tough one. I'll guess A with team R getting the ball at the point from which team K attempted the kick.

[Matt Dillon]

A..

[Spiritof96]

No idea...

B.

[TrueblueCATfan]

K1's field-goal attempt hits the ground at team R's five yardline, is muffed by R2 at his own two yardline, then rolls into the endzone. Six yards deep in the endzone, K3 falls on the ball.

A. The ball is dead the moment it crosses the goalline.
B. It's a touchback; it will be team R's ball at its own 20 yardline.
C. Team K scores a touchdown.
D. Team K scores a safety.

I am guessing B

[WIZARD]

Looks like C to me

[catfaninin]

I will say C as well. Totally different type of play but Leon Lett was my first thought.

[Lighthouse]

The correct answer to question # 4,

is C for NCAA, and A for HS.

RULE 6; Kicks.

SECTION 3. Scrimmage Kicks.
ARTICLE 3. When a scrimmage kick that has crossed the neutral zone touches a player of the receiving team who is inbounds, any player may catch or recover the ball.

RULE 8; Scoring​​​​​​​.

ARTICLE 1. A touchdown shall be scored when:​​​​​​​
d. A free kick or scrimmage kick is legally caught or recovered in the opponent’s end zone.