NCAA College Football Rule 10 Review

This is a series of blog posts sharing a great resource that came to me by way of my crew-mate David Thomas. I’m sure you will find each rule concise and a valuable resource for your rules study, breakout sessions and pre-game conferences.


 RULE 10

1. A penalty is completed when it is accepted, declined or canceled by rule or when the choice is obvious to the R
2. Offsetting Fouls:
   • When there is a change of team possession during a down and the team last gaining possession had not fouled before last gaining possession, it may decline offsetting fouls and keep the ball, following completion for its foul
   • When B’s foul during a scrimmage kick qualifies as PSK, Team B may decline offsetting fouls and keep the ball after its PSK penalty is completed;
   • When a dead ball unsportsmanlike and/or dead ball personal fouls by both teams are committed before the Referee has completed any of them, the fouls offset, the down counts and the penalties are cancelled
3. “3 and 1 principle”
   • When the team in possession commits a foul behind the basic spot, the penalty is enforced at the spot of the foul (exception: enforce from previous spot if hold, illegal block or any personal foul is committed by Team A behind the NZ)
   • When the team in possession fouls beyond the basic spot, enforce their foul at basic spot
   • When the foul is committed by the team not in possession, fouls either behind or beyond the basic spot are enforced at the basic spot
4. Basic spots for:
   • running plays-
     1. previous spot when run ends behind LOS
     2. end of related run when run ends beyond LOS or on plays with no NZ (example: fumble or interception returns)
     3. 20 yd line when foul occurs after a change of team possession in the EZ and the play results in a touchback
     4. Goal line for fouls after a change of team possession in the field of play, but the run ends in the EZ (exception: momentum) or for fouls after a change of possession in the EZ, but the result of the play is not a touchback
   • pass or kick plays- previous spot unless foul qualifies as PSK
5. Postscrimmage kick enforcement (PSK): during a scrimmage kick play, live ball fouls by Team B:
   • during a punt or unsuccessful field goal
   • when the kick crosses the NZ
   • when the foul occurs 3 or more yards beyond the LOS and before the kick ends and
   • Team A is not in possession when the down ends, the basic spot is the end of the kick and fouls by B behind it are spot fouls. Note: PSK does not apply to a try, a successful FG or during OT
6. Personal foul or unsportsmanlike conduct penalties committed by the non-scoring team on a play that results in a TD are enforced on the try or succeeding kickoff.  If there is no kickoff (OT), the penalty must be enforced on the try.  A period is never extended by an untimed down for the sole purpose of enforcing this foul.  If the TD occurs during the last play of the 1st half, the penalty may be enforced on the 2nd half kickoff
7. For live ball fouls treated as dead ball fouls and all dead ball fouls that occur after a TD, enforce on try or succeeding kickoff
8. Penalties for DPI on a try from the B-3 are enforced half the distance to the B-1 ½ . If the try is snapped outside the B-3 and DPI occurs inside the B-2 or in the Team B EZ, ball is placed at the B-2. If the try is successful, penalty is declined by rule

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