10-15-2016, 08:47 PM
(10-15-2016, 08:44 PM)FarmBoy link Wrote:Someone on ND Nation claims the last call was right because only the fumbler can recover a fumble on 4th down. Can anyone confirm that/ I've never heard that rule before?
Only the fumbler can advance the fumble on fourth down. So great point!
https://forum.officiating.com/football/1...-rule.html
Quote:When on fourth down, before a change of team possession, a Team A fumble is caught or recovered in advance of the fumble by a Team A player other than the fumbler, the ball is dead and returned to the spot of the fumble. If the fumble is recovered behind the spot of the fumble by a Team A player other than the Team A fumbler, the ball is dead at that spot.
Great catch.
BC
