College football rules question

[jimmy40]

Why is it on a fake field goal attempt the holder can receive the snap and have possesion of the ball with his knee on the ground and then get up and make a play. Why is he not ruled down?

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

A given exception to the rule.

It is only my opinon as I do not know it as fact...

I would imagine because the holder is the ONLY position/player in football that receives the ball in his starting positon of being on one knee.

The other positions/players start out in other positions, make moves and than their knees go down.

So even if a WR goes out for a route, knees down and catches the ball, being on his knee was not his starting positions.

If a QB falls back and goes down on a knee it was still not his starting position.

However the holders natural starting position is on one knee.

I think that makes sense anways.

 

[jimmy40]

A given exception to the rule.

It is only my opinon as I do not know it as fact...

I would imagine because the holder is the ONLY position/player in football that receives the ball in his starting positon of being on one knee.

The other positions/players start out in other positions, make moves and than their knees go down.

So even if a WR goes out for a route, knees down and catches the ball, being on his knee was not his starting positions.

If a QB falls back and goes down on a knee it was still not his starting position.

However the holders natural starting position is on one knee.

I think that makes sense anways.

Sounds good to me. I wonder if it's actually in the rule book.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Sounds good to me. I wonder if it's actually in the rule book.

No clue...I was just making a guess.

 

[TheEnigma]

I was listening to the game this happened in on the radio, and one of the commentators said the question was if he had his knee down when he got the snap. I didn't see it live so I don't know if he did or not, but it made it seem like he couldn't have had his knee down when he recieved the snap.

 

[jimmy40]

I was listening to the game this happened in on the radio, and one of the commentators said the question was if he had his knee down when he got the snap. I didn't see it live so I don't know if he did or not, but it made it seem like he couldn't have had his knee down when he recieved the snap.

Yes his knee was down and it happens all the time.

 

[Glenn Carano]

There has to be an exception. If not, before every extra point and field goal when the holder gets the snap and his knee is down he would be ruled down, even before the kicker even kicks the ball.

 

[StanleySpadowski]

It is an exception and yes it is written into the rules. Glenn hit the rationale on the head. It would nullify every try because the holder would be "down" before every kick.