What is the correct call?

[bulldog nation2014]

When the ref was explaining the options to the coach for NR I'll bet his eyes lit up when he said loss of down...lol

Buddy you know they did too. Lol shoot mine would have lol

 

[ocdavis31]

Yes the illegal kick is a penalty, makes it different. There is no penalty for running out of the end zone.

And, I believe if the play had occurred in the end zone, rather than the field of play, it would simply have been a safety. That’s the part that may be confusing.