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

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Perhaps, but without any doubt, it should be that if an out of bounds player touches a live ball it certainly shouldn’t result in his team getting or keeping the ball. It should be a foul and against the very fiber of the game to allow an out of bounds player to affect the possession of the ball.

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It should be treated like illegal touching on a punt, where the play continues but you've established a worst case baseline to revert back to for the non-offending team.