May an NCAA player change his uniform number during a game?

After review, the replay official rules that the original ball carrier's knee touched the ground before he lost control of the ball.

Is the game clock adjusted?

In an NCAA game, a punt bounces and grazes a coverage man at the receiving team's 25. The ball continues to the 15, where the returner picks it up and is tackled on the 20.

In an NCAA game, the defensive team has its linemen positioned on its scrimmage line when the ball is made ready for play. As the QB calls signals, a defensive lineman shouts a signal and his teammates on the line quickly shift positions but do not enter the neutral zone. An offensive guard reacts by lifting his hand from the ground.

At the end of a down in an NCAA game, the offensive team sends in substitutes and replaced players leave the field. The umpires comes to the ball to prevent the snap so that the defensive team has an opportunity to make its changes. The defense sends in one substitute with no apparent intent to make more changes. Just as the umpire begins to move away from the ball, the defense sends in another substitute, which causes the umpire to stay over the ball. This action is repeated two more times, and the play clock expires as the umpire is standing over the ball.

In an NCAA game, a punt receiver points at the ball as it bounces along the ground. He does not make any waving motion. He then recovers the ball and advances.

Is this legal?

1. Eligible receivers lined up within two yards of the tackle, whether or or immediately behind the line, may be blocked below the waist at or behind the line of scrimmage.
2. No eligible receiver may be blocked below the waist after he goes beyond the line.
3. A blocker may use his arms to push from behind as long as he does so above the waist of the player being blocked.
4. A defensive player may chuck an eligible receiver in front of him only to a point five yards beyond the line of scrimmage unless the player who receives the snap clearly demonstrates no further intention to pass the ball.

Team A attempts a FG. A linebacker jumps and blocks the kick at the 29, and the ball lands at the 32. The holder recovers the ball and carries it to the 20, where he is tackled.

Under NCAA rules, which of the following statements are true? Note: More than one may be true.

(A) The opponent has the option of a 10-second runoff if the team with the injured player does not take a timeout.
(B) If the injury was to a defensive player, the play clock is set at 40 seconds.
(C) If the injury was to an offensive player, the play clock is set at 40 seconds.
(D) If there is a 10-second runoff, the game clock starts on the referee's signal.

NFL 2012 - Week 16

Situation: Philadelphia has the ball, second-and-5 at the Washington 5y line with 8 seconds left in the game. The Redskins lead 27-20.

Eagle QB Nick Foles takes the snap from the shotgun and has to scramble. He throws an incomplete pass with 1 second on the clock. Foles is called for intentional grounding.

How would you rule?

In both NCAA and NFL football, how many players of the offensive team must line up within one yard of the line of scrimmage?

(A) Exactly seven
(B) At most seven
(C) At least seven

With 10 minutes remaining in the first quarter of a college game and the visiting team ahead 7-0, the referee suspends play due to an electrical storm. The weather service advises that the storm is likely to persist for several hours.

Can the referee terminate the game and, if it is terminated, is the team in the lead declared the winner?

Team A punts. The ball hits inside the 5 yard line and bounces toward the EZ. A member of the kicking team jumps from the 2, reaches across the goal line, and bats the ball back into the field of play where another member of the kicking team downs it at the 3.

The defense commits pass interference in the end zone. Where is the ball spotted for the next play?