AboutVictor Winnek Expertise I answer questions related to: Football Officiating; NCAA & Federation Rules; History of Football; Football Officiating - Mechanics (2,3,4,5,7 man); NCAA Rules; High School Rules; Player Safety, Issues of liability arising from injuries, workers compensation, discrimination of officials; History of the Game.Instructor of officials.
I do not answer questions as to what position a person should play or what their chances are ...
Experience 22 years officiating High School & College football, NCAA Referee, Line Judge, Head Linesman; 2 years Arena Football-substitution official; Instructor of NCAA & Federation Officials, Member of the Board of Directors CFOA-Long Beach & South Bay Units, Pres. of Executive Council of Calif. Football Officials Assoc.; CIF Presidents' Council on Officiating; Chairman of the Officiating Ethics Committee; Played prep & college football; coached High School football; Athletic trainer
Organizations President of Calif. Football Officials Assoc.; Western Collegiate Football Officials Assoc.; CFOA-Long Beach Unit
Publications Referee Magazine; California Football Officials Assoc. Instructor's Guide; NCAA Div. 1-AA football officials clinic; CFOA instrutional materials; UWLA Law Review
Education/Credentials BA USC 1987
JD UWLA School of Law 1996
3 Years Reno Football Officials Clinic
Big 12 Mini Clinic
4 Years UCLA Football Officials Camp
22 years of instruction in Officiating Football
Awards and Honors 5 Bowl games, NCAA Div. 1-AA; CIF State Championship, 6 years CIF Finals, 9 years CIF Semi-finals, 16 years of CIF play-offs.
I will not dignify rude or disparaging comments with a response. I also will not entertain questions that use profanity. Football officials don't seek to “screw” any team Such an insinuation is ridiculous and ludicrous.
Question The rule states that the place holder is not down in NCAA while his knee is down and holding the ball. My question is if the kicker's kick is blocked and the ball lands in the place holders hands while his knee is down, should he be ruled down? Or is the play still live and can he get up and run?
Answer The ball would be dead in the grounded player's possession. No he can not get up an run at that time. That defeats the intent of the rule exception permitting the holder to be grounded with the ball in his possession and for the ball to remain alive. Although there is no approved ruling to this there have been test questions similar to this supporting the ball becomes dead in the holder's possession in situations similar to this.
