can the team throwing off the ball pick up the ball and run with it if the recieving team touched it but never picked it up?
2006-10-31 10:02:01 · 13 answers · asked by My son the Creation Scientist 2 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Kick off is a free kick once the ball travels 10 yards. Punts can only be recovered by the kicking team if it touches a member of the receiving team.
2006-10-31 14:00:38 · answer #1 · answered by TheOnlyBeldin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is a fumble and by the way the receiving team doesn't even have to touch the ball after t goes 10 yards the kicking team can pick it up and take possession of it.
2006-10-31 10:07:01 · answer #2 · answered by Colin L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, once the ball has been kicked for 10 yards or more, the opposing team can pick up the ball. Or if the player from the receiving teams touches it, it's a live ball.
2006-10-31 10:05:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ball is live after it travels 10 yards and does not have to be touched by the receiving team for the kicking team to recover it.
2006-10-31 14:52:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
after 10 yards its a live ball. if the receiving team touches it and it bounces before it goes 10 yards its a fumble also. now if the kicking team touches the ball before it has gone 10 yards and hasn't touched a receiving team player then it is a penalty
2006-10-31 10:52:29 · answer #5 · answered by snowbrow2001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On a kick off, after the ball travels at least 10 yards, it is a live ball and possession would belong to anyone (either team) who receives and controls it. A punt is treated differently.
2006-10-31 13:38:37 · answer #6 · answered by ndmagicman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once it travels 10 yards, it is a live ball. It doesn't even need to be touched. On a punt, it has to be touched by the receiving team.
2006-10-31 10:08:27 · answer #7 · answered by Take it from Toby 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the receiving team touches the ball after a kick off/punt it is automatically a fumble.
Only on kickoffs but not punts. for the other thing.
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2006-10-31 10:31:20 · answer #8 · answered by superiorsarin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they dont even have to touch it it happened a few years ago but the rams were receving the ball landed in the end zone no one touched it the other team grabed it for a td
2006-10-31 10:47:06 · answer #9 · answered by garytaz3 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah it is. either team can grab the ball after its been touched by the reciving team.
2006-10-31 10:06:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋