IFAF RULES COMMITTEE INTERPRETATIONS BULLETIN 2017/02 6th October 2017 The following bulletin produced by IFAF Rules of the Game Committee contains recent College Football Officiating interpretations and their official IFAF counterparts. The bulletin is supplementary to the IFAF Football Rules and Interpretations. AR/interp. Play CFO interpretation 2017 IFAF interpretation 2017 number 9-1-11:1 Fourth and 10 at B-18 and In both (a) and (b), B21 NCAA rule change not yet Team A attempts a Field has committed a foul for implemented by IFAF. If Goal. B21 is lined up at leaping. Team A can implemented for 2018, the B-12 yard line and decline the penalty and same as CFO. prior to the snap begins keep the 3 points or running forward. At the accept the penalty and snap, B21 is still running have 1st and goal at the B- forward and at the B-16 9. Rule 9-1-11-b now has yard line he jumps straight no reference as to up in an attempt to block whether a Team B player the kick. B21 (a) lands on lands on another player. A71 at the B-17 or (b) lands on his feet at the B- 17. The field goal is good. 9-1-11:2 Fourth and 10 at B-18 and There is no foul for Same as CFO. Team A attempts a Field leaping. Score 3 points for Goal. B21 is lined up at Team A. It is not a foul for the B-17 yard line and as leaping if a Team B player the ball is being snapped, is lined up in a stationary steps up and leaps in an position within one yard of attempt to block the kick. the line of scrimmage B21 lands on A71 at the when the ball is snapped. line of scrimmage. The (9-1-11-b) field goal is good. 9-1-11:3 Fourth and 10 at B-18 and There is no foul for Same as CFO. Team A attempts a Field leaping. Score 3 points for Goal. B21 is lined up at Team A. Since B21 is not the B-15 yard line and as running forward there is the ball is being kicked, no foul for leaping. steps up and leaps in an attempt to block the kick. The field goal is good. 1 AR/interp. Play CFO interpretation 2017 IFAF interpretation 2017 number 6-1-8:4 Late in the game with the By interpretation, once the Same as CFO. score tied, Team A lines ball position between the up to Free Kick from The hash marks has been A- 35. Kicker A10 places selected by Team A and the ball down at the right after the ready-for-play, hash for an apparent the ball may be relocated onside kick. After the only after a charged team Referee’s ready-for-play timeout or before any re- signal, A10 approaches kick. Live-ball foul. Five the ball and then picks up yard penalty from the the ball runs to the left previous spot and re-kick. hash at the A-35, places (6-1-2) Had Team B the ball down and quickly recovered at the A-46, an kicks the ball. Team A additional option would be legally recovers the for Team B to snap the grounded kick at the A-46. ball after a 5 yard penalty When the ball was kicked, from the A-46. Team A met the requirement of at least 4 players on each side of the kicker. 3-3-2-a:5 Team A lines up to Free By interpretation, (a) No Same as CFO. Kick from The A-35, and time will run off the clock, executes an on-side kick. (b) No time will run off the After the ball has traveled clock, and (c) the clock 10 yards, (a) B21 gives a operator shall start the Valid Fair Catch signal clock when the ball is and makes a clean catch, legally touched and will (4-1-3-g) (b) A80 is first to stop the clock when the touch the ball and makes ball is declared dead. a clean legal catch or recovery (4-1-3-e) or (c) B21 catches or recovers the ball and immediately goes to the ground. 9-2-3-c:6 Team A, trailing by 9 This is a blatant and Same as CFO. points has 1st and 10 on obvious unfair act the B-22 with 0:35 designed to take time off showing on the game the clock. The Referee will clock. At the snap B21, convert the holding fouls B40 and B44 blatantly to Unsportsmanlike hold, wrapping both arms Conduct fouls. Penalize around Team A’s wide- half the distance to the outs and take them to the goal. Team A will have 1st ground. QB A12 has no and 10 at the B-11. The receiver in the route, game clock is reset to scrambles and then 0:35 and starts on the next legally throws the ball snap. B21, B40 and B44 away. After the play, the each have one UNS game clock reads 0:26. counter. The BJ, FJ and SJ have a flag down for Team B holding on each of their keys. 2 AR/interp. Play CFO interpretation 2017 IFAF interpretation 2017 number 9-2-3-c:7 Team A, ahead in the This is a blatant and Same as CFO. score by 4 points has 4th obvious unfair act and 10 at the A-30 with designed to take time off 0:14 seconds remaining in the clock. The Referee will the game. From a shotgun convert the holding fouls formation, A12 receives to Unsportsmanlike the snap, retreats back Conduct fouls. Penalize toward his own goal line, Team A 15 yards from the and moves out of the previous spot. Team A will tackle box. At the snap, have 4th and 25 at the A- each Team A lineman 15. The game clock is blatantly holds the Team reset to 0:14 and starts on B player in front of them, the next snap. Each Team preventing the defensive A lineman guilty of holding linemen from immediately will have one UNS rushing the passer. When counter. rushers approach A12, he throws the ball high so that it lands beyond the line of scrimmage and out of bounds. When the pass hits the ground, the game clock reads 0:00. The U, CJ and R each have a flag on the ground for holding on team A. 3 .