Football Question # 18.

[Lighthouse]

Fourth and 10 on team K's 20 yardline. K1's short punt is muffed by R2 at team K's 30 yardline. The lose ball rolls behind the neutral zone and is recovered by K3 at team K's 15 yardline. From there, K3 throws a forward pass intended for K4, but the pass is incomplete.

A. It will be team R's ball at team K's 20 yardline.
B. It will be team K's ball at team K's 20 yardline.
C. The ball is dead when K3 recovers.
D. K3's pass is illegal.

[KevinHall]

I will go with C.

[Matt Dillon]

"C"

[catfaninin]

C also

[TrueblueCATfan]

Fourth and 10 on team K's 20 yardline. K1's short punt is muffed by R2 at team K's 30 yardline. The lose ball rolls behind the neutral zone and is recovered by K3 at team K's 15 yardline. From there, K3 throws a forward pass intended for K4, but the pass is incomplete.

A. It will be team R's ball at team K's 20 yardline.
B. It will be team K's ball at team K's 20 yardline.
C. The ball is dead when K3 recovers.
D. K3's pass is illegal.

I will go with C

[Lighthouse]

The correct answer to question # 18,

is C for NCAA and B for HS.

RULE 4; Ball in Play, Dead Ball, Out of Bounds.

SECTION 1. Ball in Play—Dead Ball.
Ball Declared Dead.
ARTICLE 3. A live ball becomes dead and an official shall sound his whistle or declare it dead.
c. When a touchdown, touchback, safety, field goal or successful try occurs; or when a free kick or a scrimmage kick that is untouched by Team B beyond the neutral zone touches the ground in Team B’s end zone (Rules 6-1-7-a, 6-3-9, and A.R. 6-3-9-I).