The Shaw / Blandino 2023 Preseason Quiz Version 1 Flashcards
3/5 @ B-30. It is late in the half and both teams have all their timeouts remaining. With Team A at
the line and ready to snap the ball, the Team B head coach requests a timeout, and the timeout is
granted. After the timeout, both teams are in formation and the ball is ready for play when the Team B head coach requests a time out.
RULING: A, 3/5, B-30, Snap. Officials do not honor the request. The officials shall not acknowledge the timeout request by the Team B head coach (Rule 3-3-1-b). Team B still has 2 timeouts remaining, but since they have already called a timeout in the dead ball period, a timeout is not available for Team B (Rule 3-3-4-a)
3/5 @ B-30. It is late in the half and both teams have all their timeouts remaining. With Team A at the line and ready to snap the ball, the Team B head coach requests a timeout, and the timeout is granted. After the timeout, both teams are in formation and the ball is ready for play and the Team A Head Coach requests a timeout.
RULING: A, 3/5, B-30 Snap. Officials will honor the request. The Team A timeout request is granted. Since Team A has timeouts remaining and has not called a
timeout in this dead ball period, and the officials will honor the request (Rule 3-3-4).
3/5 @ B-30. It is late in the half and both teams have all their timeouts remaining. With Team A at
the line and ready to snap the ball, the Team B head coach requests a timeout, and the time out is
granted. After the timeout, both teams are in formation and the ball is ready for play. Just before the snap, A77 commits a false start. Team A is penalized 5 yards. Both teams are back in formation with the ball ready for play, and the Team B Head Coach requests a timeout.
RULING: A, 3/10, B-35, Snap. Officials do not honor the request. The officials shall not acknowledge the Team B head coach’s timeout request (Rule 3-3-1-b). Team B still has 2 timeouts remaining, but since they have already called a timeout in the dead ball period, a timeout is not available for Team B. Because the false start is a dead ball foul, we are still in the same dead ball period from when Team B called their 1st timeout, so a timeout is not available to Team B (Rule 3-3-4-a).
3/5 @ B-20. Late in the 3rd quarter, QB A12 rolls deep and to the right and gets outside the tackle box. A12 is under heavy duress and throws the ball away from the B-30 into an area with no eligible receiver. The ball is headed back toward the line of scrimmage, but a strong wind holds the ball up and it lands at the B-23. The game clock expires during the play.
RULING: A, 4/15, B-30, Snap – Reset the ball and clock to 15:00 for the start of the 4th Quarter. The pass by A12 is an illegal forward pass and is a foul for intentional grounding (Rule 7-3-2-h). The penalty is loss of down at the spot of the foul. Rule 3-2-3-a now states that only the 2nd and 4th quarters are extended for an untimed down if a penalty is accepted for a live ball foul during a down in which time expires.
3/5 @ B-20. Late in the 2nd quarter, QB A12 rolls deep and to the right and gets outside the tackle box. A12 is under heavy duress and throws the ball away from the B-30 into an area with no eligible receiver. The ball is headed back toward the line of scrimmage, but a strong wind holds the ball up and it lands at the B-23. The game clock expires during the play.
RULING: At the option of Team B, the half is over – or – A, 4/15, B-30, No clock and extend the quarter. The pass by A12 is an illegal forward pass and is a foul for intentional grounding (Rule 7-3-2-h). The penalty is loss of down at the spot of the foul. Rule 3-2-3-a now states that only the 2nd and 4th quarters are extended for an untimed down if a penalty is accepted for a live ball foul during a down in which time expires; however, at the option of the offended team, the period is not extended if the foul is by the team in possession and the statement of the penalty includes loss of down (Rule 3-2-3-a-1).
4/Goal @ B-10. Late in the game with Team A trailing by 3 points, back A44 catches A12’s forward pass behind the line at the B-12. A44 runs to the B-2 where he is tackled inbounds, and the clock expires during the play. Before the pass by A12, B21 was guilty of holding receiver A88 in the end zone.
RULING: A, 1/Goal, B-5, No clock, extend the 4th quarter. The holding foul by B21 is penalized half the distance to the goal from the previous spot (Rule 10-2-2-d3) and includes an automatic 1st down. The 4th quarter is extended for an untimed down because of the accepted penalty for a live ball foul during a down in which time expires (Rule 3-2-3-a). The penalty
must be accepted to extend the 4th quarter.
3/5 @ B-25. QB A12 is in shotgun formation with the game clock running. Center B5 legally starts the backward motion of the snap with a quick and continuous motion. During this backward motion the
center clutches or pauses before releasing the ball and the ball subsequently slips from the snapper’s
hands and is loose at the B-29 and B54 recovers the ball.
RULING: A, 3/10, B-30, Ready. Team A dead-ball foul, illegal snap (Rule 2-23-1-a). To be a legal snap, the ball must be handed or passed backward from its position on the ground with a quick and continuous motion and the ball leaving the snapper’s hands in this motion. Any other action or motion by the snapper such as not releasing the ball, pausing, restarting, or breaking the continuous motion of the ball during the snap is considered an illegal snap.
3/5 @ B-25. QB A12 is in shotgun formation with the game clock running. Center B5 legally starts the backward motion of the snap with a quick and continuous motion. During this backward motion the
ball slips from the snapper’s hands and is loose at the B-29 and B54 recovers the ball.
RULING: B, 1/10, B-29, Snap. This is a legal snap that becomes a backward pass (Rule 2-23-1-c). To be a legal snap, the ball must be handed or passed backward from its position on the ground with a quick and continuous motion and the ball leaving the snapper’s hands in this motion. If the ball, during the backward motion of a legal snap, slips from the snapper’s hand, it becomes a backward pass, and the ball is in play.
3/10 @ 50. Late in the 4th quarter, Team A is out of timeouts and trails 21-17. Receiver A88 catches a
pass and runs to the B-30 where he is tackled in bounds and the officials stop the clock for the 1st down with 1:58 remaining. A88’s knee was down with 2:02 remaining on the game clock
RULING: A, 1/10, B-30, 1:58, wind on ready. When the down ends as it relates to stopping the game clock for a 1st down near the two minute mark is not reviewable.
