Blocked field goal question

[00dog]

As BB ran past the blocker and lunged toward the kicker, blocking the kick, the blocker reached out and grabbed BB. Thanks to the grab, BB was turned toward the sideline placing him in perfect position to recover the ball. BB recovered the ball, which never crossed the line of scrimmage.

Could Ark. have advanced the ball had they recovered it?

 

[BulldogBlitz]

Believe so, since it did not cross the line

 

[Wesson Bulldog]

Yes they absolutely could have

As BB ran past the blocker and lunged toward the kicker, blocking the kick, the blocker reached out and grabbed BB. Thanks to the grab, BB was turned toward the sideline placing him in perfect position to recover the ball. BB recovered the ball, which never crossed the line of scrimmage.

Could Ark. have advanced the ball had they recovered it?

The blocked kick occurred behind the neutral zone and is therefore ignored. They could have picked it up, ran for a first down, thrown to a tight end, dropped kicked it for 3. But if they didn't get a first down on any of that, the ball would've been ours.