Football Question # 18.

[Lighthouse]

Fourth and 10 from team K's three yardline. The snap bounces back to punter K1, who recovers the ball on one hop. K1 starts to run, comes to a sudden stop and gets off a punt. R2 doesn't touch the ball and tackles K1 while K1's kicking foot is still in the air.

A. Legal play because it wasn't reasonably certain K1 would kick.
B. Roughing the kicker, a 15 yard penalty.
C. Running into the kicker, a 5 yard penalty.
D. No foul if K1 was outside the tackle box when he kicked the ball.
E. Foul regardless if K1 was outside the tackle box when he kicked the ball.

[Matt Dillon]

This is purely a guess, I'm going with A.

[KevinHall]

Sounds like A to me.

[TrueblueCATfan]

Fourth and 10 from team K's three yardline. The snap bounces back to punter K1, who recovers the ball on one hop. K1 starts to run, comes to a sudden stop and gets off a punt. R2 doesn't touch the ball and tackles K1 while K1's kicking foot is still in the air.

A. Legal play because it wasn't reasonably certain K1 would kick.
B. Roughing the kicker, a 15 yard penalty.
C. Running into the kicker, a 5 yard penalty.
D. No foul if K1 was outside the tackle box when he kicked the ball.
E. Foul regardless if K1 was outside the tackle box when he kicked the ball.

I will say A too

[Lighthouse]

The correct answer to question # 18,

is A & D for College, and A for HS.

RULE 9; Conduct of Players and Others Subject to the Rules.

SECTION 1. Personal Fouls.
Roughing or Running Into Kicker or Holder
ARTICLE 16. a. When it is obvious that a scrimmage kick will be made, no opponent shall run into or rough the kicker or the holder of a place kick.
4. The kicker’s protection under this rule ends (a)when he has had a
reasonable time to regain his balance(A.R. 9-1-16-IV); or (b)when he
carries the ball outside the tackle box.

Roughing or Running Into Kicker or Holder—ARTICLE 16
Approved Ruling 9-1-16.
VII. Punter A22 is 15 yards behind the neutral zone when he catches the long snap, sprints to his right at an angle toward the line of scrimmage, and runs outside the tackle box. He then stops and punts the ball, and is immediately hit by a diving B89. RULING: Legal play, no foul by B89. A22 loses his roughing or running-into protection by carrying the ball outside the tackle box.