Incorrect. In college, once the ball reaches the end zone, with out a player in control, it is a touchback. Stupid rule, but it is in there.
Ken K. MNGator -----Original Message----- From: Gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Lucas Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 4:12 PM To: Gatortalk@googlegroups.com Subject: [gatortalk] Re: Was It Just Me? live ball... woulda been a Gator TD. --- John Vega <zebu...@gate.net> wrote: > > On the opening kick-off in the SEC Championship > game, the ball > bounced untouched into the end zone. > > An Alabama player watched it fly by. > > It began to roll to a stop in the end zone and some > UF players > approached it like it was a dead ball. The ref then > whistles the play > over, before it is touched. > > Am I mistaken, or was that still a live ball? Had > the UF player > touched it, would it have been a touchdown? How is > that any different > than a on-side kick? > > I even re-watched the play on Tivo, the ball never > went out of bounds > and was never touched by either team. > > -Zeb > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---