re: Official Rule Question

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Here's a rules question. After the first missed fg by Florida, they threw a flag for holding on the defense giving them a second chance. Why was it not an automatic first down like all other defensive holds I've ever seen?

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See rule 9 article 4 of the rule book. An automatic first down would be assessed only if the foul occurred against an eligible receiver when a legal forward pass crosses the neutral zone.