ok, say a quarterback throws the ball over the line of scrimmage and he catches it himself, not tipped by anybody, just throws a pass up in the air and he catches it, this is for college rules. thanks
2006-11-12 09:41:59 · 6 answers · asked by ccmfreak101 2 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Yes, there is only one way it can happen, thats if the ball is batted into the air by a defender as its thrown. or a ball is thrown and it hits sumone in the helmet and goes into air, then the QB becomes a receiver and can catch and advance the ball. But it has to be contacted after it was thrown. So if a QB goes to throw the ball and his arm is hit, but ball is not touched and the ball goes into air, that is a fumble, and the ball cannot be advanced, only recovered if the qb catches it. If the ball goes straight into air from a QBs hand, its technically a fuble recovery if he catches it LOL.. and it cant be advanced
2006-11-12 10:10:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if it is touched by a defensive player. Brad Johnson when he played with Tampa threw a touch down pass to himself off a deflection. He is the only quarterback to do so.
2006-11-12 18:24:19 · answer #2 · answered by eimmahs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes & No. I know that is a weird answer. The only thing I can think of is if a QB throws the ball and it gets deflected back to the QB, the QB can start running if he has a chance.
2006-11-12 17:47:10 · answer #3 · answered by Jazzy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, a player can NOT throw a pass to himself. If the ball is tipped by another player, it can then be caught by the pass thrower.
2006-11-12 17:46:23 · answer #4 · answered by Danger Russ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes he can, I've seen it done a few times. The pass has to get batted to him by a defensive player.
2006-11-12 17:50:20 · answer #5 · answered by Dusty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Umm no and why would he pass to himself if he already has the ball?
2006-11-13 03:27:23 · answer #6 · answered by ~B~ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋