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| on side kick in ncaa | 11/8/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: who made up this play, and why is it legal? couldnt you send a fast player 30 yards down field, kick ...
A: Jim, hello! The ball is live when kicked. The clock starts when it it touched. If the ball ...
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| All star games in the 1960s | 11/7/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: I have a football sign by: Gale Sayers Rick Radmon Malcolm Walker Bill Fisk Jim Norton Ken Hanson ...
A: Duane, hello! The best thing you can do is to mail me that football! I'll sell it on E-Bay and get ...
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| UK football | 11/4/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: I've just finished a four year bachelor in engineering degree in the UK. During the time I attended ...
A: Kenny, Your age will only give Leadership and Calmness to the younger players. Your speed may not ...
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| Punts | 11/4/2009 | Vic Winnek |
Q: If a team lines up in a punt formation ad punts the ball away, but it bounces off of a member of the ...
A: Stephen No it does not because first the ball was punted, not place kicked or drop kicked; second ...
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| UK football | 11/4/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: I've just finished a four year bachelor in engineering degree in the UK. During the time I attended ...
A: Kenny, hello! Only you can answer that question! You have the intelligence to play great at ...
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| Kicker Formation | 11/3/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: I was wanting clarification on the kickoff formation. It is stated that there must be at least 4 ...
A: Scott, hello! Yes, Legal play! It's when the ball is put into play by the kick, not when the ...
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| college football | 11/3/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: i'm a guys that always played baseball, im 20 years old and in jenauary im going to enter in the ...
A: Emanuele, hello! Bragging is good, as long as you can back it up!! If you get the proper ...
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| high school football | 11/2/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: I need help to answer a question about a late helmet hit in a recent high school football game. Can ...
A: Stacy, hello again! I am very sorry for your son's injury and hope he has full recovery. At the ...
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| getting to juco then to d 1 | 11/1/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: How can I get into a d1 school which were recruiting me? I dident have the grades to go any of them ...
A: Rotell, hello! You need to talk with that college's counselors. Depending on the degree you seek, ...
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| college football tds | 10/31/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: Who has the most td in college football overall? Tebow has the most in sec but what about the rest ...
A: Doris, hello! I have attached some websites for you to explore. One of them is the College ...
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| NCAA rule on touchback during a punt | 10/31/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: Under NCAA rules, if a punted ball breaks the plane of the goal line, is is a touchback? Once the ...
A: Al, hello! I have attached the NCAA rules for you to explore. Article 7 states that the ball is ...
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| recruiting | 10/30/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: Is there a limit on how many players from out of the college region that they can recruit or be on ...
A: Charles, hello! I have attached the NCAA rules for you to review. The Divisions have different ...
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| Shape of Football helmets | 10/29/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: This season, I have noticed that the shape of football helmets have changed. (They may have changed ...
A: M N,, I gave you free advice and sent you to many websites. The NCAA website is NOT any charged ...
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| field goals | 10/28/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: this question arises from the last play of the Tenn/Ala game.If a field goal attempt is blocked, and ...
A: Lonny, hello! The ball can be advanced if it was touched first by a defensive player. A player is ...
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| college football | 10/28/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: im a sophmore in high school and i was just wondering in order to play college ball as a O - LineMen ...
A: Levi, hello! You are in your growth spurt years. You need to keep on a sensible weight training ...
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| College Football | 10/28/2009 | Vic Winnek |
Q: im a sophmore in high school and i was just wondering in order to play college ball as a O - LineMen ...
A: There is no set weight requirement. Just grow to your natural size, eat healthly, work out and ...
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| touchdown rules | 10/27/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: If a receiver has two feet in the endzone, but the ball does not break the plain of the goalline, is ...
A: John, hello! It could be. It depends on where the ball was caught with his feet in bounds and his ...
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| onside kick blocking rules | 10/27/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: Team A kicks the ball to Team B. The ball hits the ground and continues bouncing. Team B has a ...
A: I remember the play but not any penalty. The K team had the right to block Jones since it was not a ...
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| onside kick blocking rules | 10/27/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: Team A kicks the ball to Team B. The ball hits the ground and continues bouncing. Team B has a ...
A: Art, hello! I am not sure if you meant to put the 38 yard line, but the answer is that the K team ...
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| Spotting of ball, distance between lines | 10/26/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: Since a line marker is 4 inches wide, which side of the line (or is it the middle?) is the ball ...
A: Dean, hello! All lines are supposed to be the same width and distance. The furthermost point of ...
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| ncaa football | 10/26/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: what are the rules for overtime?I it the first one score?
A: Santini, hello! What a great name! I have attached the rules for you to review. The NFL rules ...
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| onside kick | 10/25/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: Can a player on the receiving team call for a fair catch on an onside kick?
A: Marvin, hello! Yes, if it has not yet hit the ground. It's a penalty if the K team catches it in ...
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| D1 college football | 10/25/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: kind of two questions in one, but I was wondering. My goal is to play D1 college football and I have ...
A: Brandon, hello! You need to contact the school where you have an interest in playing. I have ...
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| kickoff | 10/25/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: If the ball is kicked into the endzone, not touched by the receiving team, and stays in the endzone, ...
A: Larry, hello! It is a Live Ball until the official determines that no one is attempting to recover ...
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| Fumble / Forward Progress Stopped | 10/24/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: I am watching the Iowa State U Nebraska game (10/24) and the ball was pulled away from the runner ...
A: Dan, hello! I would need to see the play to give my opinion, but it sounds like the official ...
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| blocked extra point | 10/24/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: If the kicking team on an extra point try has their kick blocked behind the line of scrimmage and ...
A: Richard, hello! Two points unless it's in the age 10 and under rules. Take Care, Thom ...
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| Roughing the Kicker Penalties | 10/24/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: In a recent high school football game in Texas, the snapper snapped the ball past the punter. The ...
A: Jerry, hello! If the punter became a runner by moving several steps, he is free to be blocked and ...
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| Kickoffs-- | 10/24/2009 | Vic Winnek |
Q: Mr. Winnie--Can a kickoff be a punt rather than a teed ball? If so, does the same yard line apply? ...
A: Terry Thank you for your question. I presume you are asking about free kick situations only rather ...
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| defensless player | 10/23/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: What is the correct NCAA ruling on the following play description: Offensive team lines up at the ...
A: Todd, hello! Officials in high school and lesser ages tend to ignore a foul if it does not affect ...
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| First Down Marker | 10/23/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: When judging a first down, mus the tip of the ball reach the end of the chain or the pole to be a ...
A: Rick, hello! Yes. Take Care, Thom Brooks BrooksInsuranceSchool.com Please review the ...
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| Fumbled Punt Reception | 10/23/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: What should the ruling be? Minnesota High School football. The punt was muffed at the 5 yard line ...
A: Mark, hello! The ball is dead when it crossed the plane of the End Zone, It sounds that the play ...
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| running clock after a penalty. | 10/23/2009 | Vic Winnek |
Q: I just read about a team intentionally false starting and getting the clock to run out at end of the ...
A: Brad Thank you for your question and thoughts on this topic. Please know If there are Unfair Clock ...
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| speed | 10/22/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: I'm a guard. I want to be a fullback or a tailback. I'm 6'2" 229 pounds. I have the strenth, but i ...
A: Tom, hello! You need to work on your sprints, your diet, your workout schedule and the Rules of ...
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| 2 questions | 10/22/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: 1. Why does it appear that the NCAA never started an investigation against USC /Reggie Bush money ...
A: Don, hello! 1. I have no idea other than investigations take several years to net in the King Pin ...
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| Football kickoff time | 10/21/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: I was curious to know if you knew the EXACT kickoff time on 10/16/2009- Rutgers Vs. Pittsburgh. ...
A: Jason, hello! You can contact either school. Someone in their athletic department would have that ...
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| Football Kick off time | 10/21/2009 | Vic Winnek |
Q: Hey Vic, I was curious to know if you knew the EXACT kickoff time on 10/16/2009- Rutgers Vs. ...
A: The game time was listed for 8:00PM EDT. It was a TV game on ESPN so scheduled Kick-off was 8:06. ...
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| College Football | 10/21/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: When both play clocks on the field (40 and 25 second), who is responsible for resetting the clock? ...
A: Terry, hello! The white hat is the Referee. The Electronic Clock Operator is the official in the ...
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| college football | 10/19/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: My son is in his senior year of high school, has been starting on his varsity high school football ...
A: Brian, hello! You need to tell the schools about the reasons he and the coach argued. If the ...
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| am i fullback material | 10/19/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: Hey mr. brooks, my name is mike and i love football. im trying out for fullback and dont know if its ...
A: Mike, hello! I can't answer that without seeing your performance but you will be coming into growth ...
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| osu-purdue game | 10/18/2009 | Thom Brooks |
Q: there was a presumed fumble by purdue when ohio state jarred the ball lose..the whistle had not yet ...
A: Jim, hello! Many players are trained to play until you hear the whistle, but the Officials ...
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