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He ran because the refs did not blow the whistle, which is what he is coached to do. And it was not a penalty because he stopped when the whistle was blown.

This is why you stop after giving the fair catch signal...if you keep running, then you should be fair game to be laid out.

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Case 2 - The Tennessee player was no where near in position to get to the ball. Just decoying, so no penalty.

"The penalty for not giving a receiving-team player an unimpeded opportunity to catch the kick, and for contacting a player who has signaled for a fair catch, is 15 yards from the spot of the foul." Subsequently...the person signaling the fair catch isn't allowed to make contact with a punt team player, either.

That means that UT would have gotten the ball around the 25 yard line instead of on the 1 foot line.

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Posted by DawgsLife

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Posted on 9/29/14 at 3:33 pm to madmaxvol

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"The penalty for not giving a receiving-team player an unimpeded opportunity to catch the kick, and for contacting a player who has signaled for a fair catch, is 15 yards from the spot of the foul." Subsequently...the person signaling the fair catch isn't allowed to make contact with a punt team player, either.

That means that UT would have gotten the ball around the 25 yard line instead of on the 1 foot line.

You are wrong. You left out a VERY important part of the rule.

being within two yards of a player of the receiving team positioned to catch a free or scrimmage kick

The Tennessee player was not in position to receive the ball. the ball was 15-20 yards over his head and behind him.