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Return of Muffed Punt to the End Zone
Posted on 10/3/22 at 7:01 am
Posted on 10/3/22 at 7:01 am
Why wasn't this an LSU TD? 
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Posted on 10/3/22 at 7:02 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
Can't advance it. Demz the rules
Posted on 10/3/22 at 7:03 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
Can’t advance a muffed punt. It’s a dead ball as soon as a recovery is made.
If the runner gathers it and fumbles it during the return you can though.
If the runner gathers it and fumbles it during the return you can though.
Posted on 10/3/22 at 7:05 am to tlsu15
Can someone explain why this rule was changed to be this way?
Posted on 10/3/22 at 7:05 am to lsudat10
Ask the rules committee
Posted on 10/3/22 at 7:06 am to mikelbr
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Can't advance it. Demz the rules
Thanks. Is that a new rule?
Posted on 10/3/22 at 7:06 am to lsudat10
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Can someone explain why this rule was changed to be this way?
It wasn’t changed. It has been that way forever.
Posted on 10/3/22 at 7:08 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
Bc it’s football and there are rules that make no sense in at all.
Por ejemplo, you can’t return a muffed punt or an onside kick (in this case only the kicking team is not allowed to return a recovered onside kick, but the receiving team can)
Por ejemplo, you can’t return a muffed punt or an onside kick (in this case only the kicking team is not allowed to return a recovered onside kick, but the receiving team can)
Posted on 10/3/22 at 7:08 am to lsudat10
Safety of the punt returner or muffer. He is completely exposed and if he drops the punt he has to look down and is completely helpless as a bunch of 22 mile per hour missles are about to cut him in half.
Posted on 10/3/22 at 7:09 am to tlsu15
always or just for a fair catch?
Posted on 10/3/22 at 7:10 am to Vacherie Saint
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This post was edited on 10/3/22 at 7:13 am
Posted on 10/3/22 at 7:11 am to geauxtigers33
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It wasn’t changed. It has been that way forever.
Thanks. I've been watching football for a long time and never noticed this rule.
Posted on 10/3/22 at 7:34 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
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Thanks. Is that a new rule?
Same thing happened in the 2018 Fiesta Bowl when Justin Jefferson muffed a punt. The “TD” return was called back…..UCF ball at the spot of the muff.
I think the rule has been around much longer than that.
Posted on 10/3/22 at 7:37 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
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Why wasn't this an LSU TD?
Is this your first week watching football?
Posted on 10/3/22 at 7:40 am to jeffsdad
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Safety of the punt returner or muffer. He is completely exposed and if he drops the punt he has to look down and is completely helpless as a bunch of 22 mile per hour missles are about to cut him in half.
Explain like I’m 5 how exactly it improves safety? This rule has never made sense me
If he drops it he’s looking down to recover it either way and is still exposed just the same. How does not allowing it to be advanced improve safety?
If the return man muffs the punt but picks it up can he still return it? If so, the punting team should be able to advance it as well
Posted on 10/3/22 at 7:44 am to lsudat10
Rule was never changed. You’ve never been able advance a muffed kick on any type. The kicking team has a significant advantage to recover the ball in the case of a muffed kick. Allowing returns there would magnify the advantage so they prevent returning muffed kicks.
Posted on 10/3/22 at 8:02 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
Did you watch the FSU game? Happened there as well but on our muff if I remember right.
Posted on 10/3/22 at 8:11 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
Just to add a little more clarity or confusion without explaining the difference…
In a muffed punt, there was never possession by the receiving team and the recovery by the kicking team cannot be advanced. Had the ball been caught and possessed by the receiving team and advanced, then a subsequent fumble could be picked up and returned.
In a muffed punt, there was never possession by the receiving team and the recovery by the kicking team cannot be advanced. Had the ball been caught and possessed by the receiving team and advanced, then a subsequent fumble could be picked up and returned.
Posted on 10/3/22 at 8:21 am to Draino54
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The kicking team has a significant advantage to recover the ball in the case of a muffed kick. Allowing returns there would magnify the advantage so they prevent returning muffed kicks.
This is the correct answer & the rule makes sense. How many times does the return team have any players *behind* the returner? Close to 0%
If you allow the coverage team to return a muffed punt, the punt returner is usually the only guy who could possibly make a tackle.
Posted on 10/3/22 at 8:22 am to warlock1974
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In a muffed punt, there was never possession by the receiving team and the recovery by the kicking team cannot be advanced. Had the ball been caught and possessed by the receiving team and advanced, then a subsequent fumble could be picked up and returned.
This makes sense to me and wasn’t something I’d thought of. Thanks for the clarification
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