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Fair catch signal needs reviewed and clarified

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NuttyBuckeye's picture
July 11, 2015 at 11:18pm
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After watching many college football games last year, and the signal made by the punt returner to have teammates clear-out, it has become very apparent to me that the NCAA needs to revisit the fair catch rule.  The rule for the fair catch symbol is:

•A valid fair-catch signal is the extending and lateral waving of one arm, at full arm’s length above the head, by any member of the receiving team. [2-9-3]

Many, many times, the returner waves both arms below his shoulders, actually at his waist, for teammates to clear the area so he can either: 1) make a play on the ball for a possible return, or 2) make sure the ball does not touch a teammate.  On the times where the returner grabbed the ball and started a return, he would be stopped by the referees.  This - by the writing of the rule -  IS NOT A FAIR CATCH SIGNAL.

This needs to be addressed by the committee and corrected as soon as possible.

Can I get your thoughts and comments on this?
 

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