Quick rules question

[edge]

On NC last possession with about 2:30 seconds to go they committed an offensive holding penalty. After the officials marked the ball the clock was started. Should the clock not have started until the ball was snapped?

 

[ACKCANE]

On NC last possession with about 2:30 seconds to go they committed an offensive holding penalty. After the officials marked the ball the clock was started. Should the clock not have started until the ball was snapped?

I was wondering the same thing ... We had just called a timeout, right?

 

[edge]

On NC last possession with about 2:30 seconds to go they committed an offensive holding penalty. After the officials marked the ball the clock was started. Should the clock not have started until the ball was snapped?

I was wondering the same thing ... We had just called a timeout, right?

No we did not call TO. We should not have had to if the clock was not supposed to start.

 

[ACKCANE]

On NC last possession with about 2:30 seconds to go they committed an offensive holding penalty. After the officials marked the ball the clock was started. Should the clock not have started until the ball was snapped?

I was wondering the same thing ... We had just called a timeout, right?

No we did not call TO. We should not have had to if the clock was not supposed to start.

No, I mean we had called a timeout after the previous play.

 

[edge]

On NC last possession with about 2:30 seconds to go they committed an offensive holding penalty. After the officials marked the ball the clock was started. Should the clock not have started until the ball was snapped?

I was wondering the same thing ... We had just called a timeout, right?

No we did not call TO. We should not have had to if the clock was not supposed to start.

No, I mean we had called a timeout after the previous play.

The clock stopped immediately after the play to call the penalty. There was no need to call a TO and we did not. Then all of sudden the clock started. I don't think it is supposed to start again in that situation until the ball is snapped.

 

[Notsince1985]

I was wondering the same thing. If the clock is supposed to start, in a way, that's an advantage to the offense for committing a penalty. It would force the other team to decide between taking the penalty and losing 30 seconds or taking the play and losing the penalty yardage. Maybe it's next to "Delay of Game for moving too quickly" in the rulebook.

 

[Dingaan1828]

e. Starts on the Referee’s Signal. For each of the following reasons, the game
clock is stopped. If the next play begins with a snap, the game clock will
start on the referee’s signal:
1. Team A is awarded a first down, either through play or by penalty.
2. A Team A forward fumble goes out of bounds.
3. Other than with fewer than two minutes remaining in a half, a Team
A ball carrier, fumble or backward pass is ruled out of bounds.
4. To complete a penalty.

The clock starts on the referee's signal in that situation, not on the snap.