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re: Did out of bounds Bama player have to reestablish himself to become a legal participant

Posted on 11/8/22 at 9:46 am to
Posted by Hotboudin718
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2021
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Posted on 11/8/22 at 9:46 am to
If he would have come back in bounds then he would have had to reestablish himself before being the first one to touch the ball.

He did not in this scenario because he was out of bounds and did not come back in bounds and also because he was not the first one to touch the ball. The LSU player was already touching the ball.

The rule is dumb but was enforced correctly.
Posted by tke_swamprat
Houma, LA
Member since Aug 2004
9850 posts
Posted on 11/8/22 at 9:51 am to
You only have to reestablish if you have been forced out of bounds and are the first person to touch the ball. That rule doesn't apply because it was already possessed before the fumble.

You can actually stand out of bounds on kickoffs, touch the ball if its close and get the ball at the 40. Same concept with the call on the fumble.

It was the right call. The bigger questions is what constitutes possession.
Posted by White Tiger
Dallas
Member since Jul 2007
12830 posts
Posted on 11/8/22 at 10:29 am to
How was it enforced correctly? LSU had possession. It seems to me that the definition of "possession" took on a Clintonesque character during that review.
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