re: Can we talk about the 1H fumble situation in LSU-Bama?

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If a player is out of bounds he is ineligible to touch the ball until he completely enters the field of play

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What would the punishment be if he touches it anyway? Immediately turned over to other team? Loss of down? 15 yards? Ejection?

I personally think that it should be ruled that if a player who is out of bounds touches a live ball without first re-establishing himself in bounds, the ball is immediately turned over to the opposing team.

I also feel like someone who is out of bounds and re-establishes cannot be the first person to touch the ball.