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

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#1 do you understand the rule?

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I spent a lot of time searching the NCAA rulebook and there is no specific rule that addresses this play. The issue of the OOB player touching the unpossessed ball is clear - dead ball.

The issue here is that if Brooks was ruled a runner because when he touched the ball with both hands and no knee on the ground the OOB player does not make him down and he is live.

f Brooks had the ball initially with both hands and knee down the play is dead with LSU posssession if you agree with the Kellan Mond ruling from 2018.