watching the '04 AU/LSU game and...

Only time it was called I believe.... I might have heard about some Arizona state game it was called in though... Can't remember though

It's definitely not the only time it has been called.

It's in the rule book and is a 15 yard penalty.

The snapper is protected for obvious reasons.

It was a new rule at the time. Don't know if it's been called since. Here's a quote from the snapper, so tifwiw...

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Auburn deep-snapper Pete Compton demystified the penalty. "It was actually roughing the snapper," he said. "My understanding of the rule is that you're not allowed to hit the snapper with his head down and they pretty much clobbered me right when I let go of the ball."

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Not really, LSU had some legit players up front in '04 and gave AU all they could handle.

So it was probably called a handful of other times that season?

That was put in place because of Boss Bailey IIRC. Him and his 46" vertical blocked 3 FGs in 2002. He would just elevate so high but then come down onto the LOS. It was my understanding that they put that rule in place to prevent players from jumping up and outwards and landing on an opposing player. I think that anyways, who knows it's been 6 years.

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Auburn deep-snapper Pete Compton demystified the penalty. "It was actually roughing the snapper," he said. "My understanding of the rule is that you're not allowed to hit the snapper with his head down and they pretty much clobbered me right when I let go of the ball."

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That snapper needs to STFU

"roughing the snapper" just doesn't sound like it should be a penalty

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So it was probably called a handful of other times that season?

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Yep. It was called 1 or two weeks earlier in a PAC 10 game also.

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Here's a quote from the snapper, so tifwiw...

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Weird, I remembered it being from an LSU player jumping to block the kick and falling on another player. I don't remember shite about the deep snapper being involved.