what happens when...

[theyork]

in overtime in college football the

-team 'A' is on offense and fumbles the football
-defensive team 'B' recovers and runs it to the team A's 2 yard line where they are caught and subsequently fumble
-team A recovers the fumbled ball on the two.

do they now have to drive the length of the field for their posession?

similarly what would happen if team B fumbles on the two and it goes out of the back of the endzone of team A. is that still a touchback then or does team A simply lose possession?

 

[CyDude16]

I'm pretty sure they blow the play dead when theres a turnover in overtime, but i could be wrong. And they get a chance to drive from there twenty.

 

[theyork]

nope, remember when we could have beat mizzou but threw a pic in OT and the guy took it back about 50 yards before we tackled him?

 

[oskyclone]

I would assume as soon as soon as the second turnover occurs the play would be over and the team that intercepted would get possession at the 25. Just a guess, no clue really.

 

[Cyclone62]

I'm pretty sure they blow the play dead when theres a turnover in overtime, but i could be wrong. And they get a chance to drive from there twenty.

No... It's still a live ball.

To the OP, yes, the original team would have to drive the entire field in the other 3 downs.

 

[MBulldog]

in overtime in college football the

-team 'A' is on offense and fumbles the football
-defensive team 'B' recovers and runs it to the team A's 2 yard line where they are caught and subsequently fumble
-team A recovers the fumbled ball on the two.

do they now have to drive the length of the field for their posession?

That's my guess. That's probably why college players are taught to just go down if they get a turnover in OT.

similarly what would happen if team B fumbles on the two and it goes out of the back of the endzone of team A. is that still a touchback then or does team A simply lose possession?

I think that would just be the end of B's possession.

 

[BigDISU1]

Overtime (sports) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You can score a TD on Defense, but it seems anything short of a TD results in the end of possession for the offense

 

[MBulldog]

No... It's still a live ball.

To the OP, yes, the original team would have to drive the entire field in the other 3 downs.

Wouldn't it be a new set of downs? 1st & 10 from the 20 (or wherever) since it's a change of possession?

 

[theyork]

No... It's still a live ball.

To the OP, yes, the original team would have to drive the entire field in the other 3 downs.

but on a change of possession, the other team gets a new set of downs do they not?

 

[jaretac]

Wouldn't it be a new set of downs? 1st & 10 from the 20 (or wherever) since it's a change of possession?

That's what I would think, it's not like the snap went way over his head and was recovered at the twenty.

 

[cyclonenate]

In NCAA Football 10 the play is dead lol