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I think you are actually misinterpreting the rule. The words that are in parentheses and those that are outside of parentheses are the key. When considering what the rule actually is you should look at everything that is NOT in parentheses. So if we just include the words not in parentheses we...

This is a rule specifically for goal-line plays. It has nothing to do with what happens on the rest of the field. The rule was changed to this about 10 or so years ago (if I remember correctly). Before that, the same rule as every other airborne player going out of bounds would have applied...

Right, but my point has been that this specific rule only applies to what is considered forward progress as a ball carrier is going out of bounds. It says the ball should be spotted where the ball crosses the sideline. It also says there are 2 situations/exceptions in which you would NOT look at...

I don't think a runner can simultaneously be airborne and striding at the same time (without looking like Wiley Coyote falling off a cliff). It seems to me when they put "including a striding runner" in parentheses, they mean they are similar circumstances so the rule for a striding runner is...

A player diving out of bounds wouldn't be a striding runner, but even if your scenario is considered to be a striding runner I don't see how it would ever be a problem in a real game situation. I don't know of any defenders that are just going to plant themselves a yard short of the 1st down and...

Spotting the ball where it is at the moment a runner is declared out of bounds seems to be pretty clear. That moment is when you should look at where the football is. Not a moment before or after.

To add to this, here is an article from Referee.com that seems to confirm my interpretation of the rule. And here is the key quote:

You highlighted the wrong part: The forward progress rule does not include a striding runner. Hartman was a striding runner which means that part of the rule does not apply to that play.

That's true for a punt but not for a player holding onto a football. The play is live until something - a body part or the football itself - touches out of bounds. At that moment the play becomes dead and the football is marked at its forwardmost point. We see players tiptoeing the sidelines all...

You aren't reading it wrong. It doesn't matter where the ball is while the play is still live. A player can catch a ball at his own 1-yard line, run down the sideline with the ball stretched over the out of bounds all the way to the opponent's 1-yard line before getting pushed out of bounds and...

Yes, I believe that was the one time it wasn't successful.

They've used it once this year against NC St. on a 3rd-and-1 and he picked up 2 yards for the first down. I think he's been successful every time except once since they started using it. I have no idea why they didn't use it against OSU.

He was not clearly short. The one and only replay they showed seemed to confirm the football crossed the line to gain before he was out of bounds despite what the announcers said. It doesn't matter where the ball is when the ball first crosses out of bounds. Instead, it matters where the ball is...

The worst thing about this dumb post is that it is old news that leaves out the most important detail - Rashada is likely to start because Pyne hurt his hamstring and will be out for at least the 1st game. He was on track to be the starter. Pate said his injury "threw a monkey wrench" into his...

The link didn't help his case. It confirmed what you said in response to Lberry's, "Caleb Williams signed a $2.6M NIL that is public," claim. Williams has no $2.6M NIL deal that is public. That number is On3's valuation number. It's not an actual verifiable number. LBerry is either confused...

That is not the only takeaway. MF says at the beginning of the video, " "Part of my discussions with Jack when we started talking about Under Armor... I said, hey, take care of our players.," which directly confirms MF talked to JS about the next apparel deal - JS didn't just do what he wanted...

Here are the big takeaways from this video: MF - "Part of my discussions with Jack when we started talking about Under Armor... I said, hey, take care of our players," which directly confirms MF talked to JS about the next apparel deal, so when he said "Hey, take care of our players,' that...

So it looks like there is, indeed, an NIL component to the UA deal. And MF isn't afraid to say it out loud.

Kizer was selected as a captain for 2017 before he made his decision to go to the NFL.

Yeah, and they also said Rocco was with the 1's at RG the whole practice as well. The II guys believe that means Coogan and Rocco have locked in the LG and RG spots since they weren't giving anyone else reps with the 1's. I agree with you that Coogan beating Schrauth is a surprise.