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Game Thread Fiesta Bowl 2016 - tOSU vs Notre Dame, Friday 1/1 @ 1pET, ESPN

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If you're still wondering about the downed punt:

The ball becomes dead only when it comes to a stop after the punting team downs the ball. If a player on the punting team touches the ball, but does not stop it, it can still roll either way, and will become dead when it is stopped.

It is an illegal touching penalty for the kicking team to touch the ball before the receiving team. In order to receive a touchback, etc. after the kicking team has touched the ball, the receiving team must decline the penalty. The penalty for illegal touching is that the ball is downed where the illegal touching happened and possession is given to the receiving team.

http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/FR14.pdf
 
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