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tenureplan

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Since the Stanford QB touched the ball to the ground, shouldn't he be considered down?
 
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drt7891

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Not by rule. The rule is you are considered down when any part of the body other than the hands or feet touches the ground, the ball becomes dead.

For example, when you fumble the ball, typically it's picked up off the ground, so the fact the ball is on the ground doesn't cause the ball to become dead.
 
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8dog

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the fact the ball touching the ground does not make the runner down is how we got to the sec champ game in 1998.
 
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