I believe it would be a legal block, and I asked my husband (an expert, if you ask him ;-)) and he concurs.
Cee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie" <[email protected]> To: "Gatortalk-list" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 9:12 PM Subject: [gatortalk] Question about blocking a field goal > > I was watching a game the other day (don't remember which one) and saw > something I'd never seen before. Team a was attempting a long fied goal > which usually have a low trajectory. Team B placed a guy (one of their > best > jumpers I guess) down in the end zone in front of the goal posts. The guy > in > the end zone leapt and almost blocked the ball as it was passing over the > cross bar. Unless football has some sort of goaltending rule I would > assume > it would be a legal block. What say you? > > Charlie > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
