In the college game I have always assumed that a game can't end on a defensive penalty but could on an offensive penalty. But after reading the ncaa rules I am not so sure anymore. The following rule was found in the ncaa.org rules section:
Extension of Periods
ARTICLE 3. A period shall be extended until a down (other than a try), free
from live-ball fouls not penalized as dead-ball fouls, has been played when:
a. A penalty is accepted for a live-ball foul(s) not penalized as a dead-ball
foul that occurs during a down in which time expires (Exception: Rule
10-2-2-g-1) (A.R. 3-2-3-I-VIII).
b. Offsetting fouls occur during a down in which time expires.
c. An inadvertent whistle is sounded or an official signals the ball dead
during a down in which time expires.
There is not any mention of defensive or offensive penatlies, just live-ball penalties.
The reason I ask this is because of the LSU game. What if Coffee, on the last play of regulation, had gotten down to the 15 yard line and threw a pass into the endzone for a touchdown. If LSU declines the penalty, would it not be a touchdown? And if they accept the penalty, it is a spot foul, meaning the ball would be spotted at the 30 yard line with one more play to go?
Extension of Periods
ARTICLE 3. A period shall be extended until a down (other than a try), free
from live-ball fouls not penalized as dead-ball fouls, has been played when:
a. A penalty is accepted for a live-ball foul(s) not penalized as a dead-ball
foul that occurs during a down in which time expires (Exception: Rule
10-2-2-g-1) (A.R. 3-2-3-I-VIII).
b. Offsetting fouls occur during a down in which time expires.
c. An inadvertent whistle is sounded or an official signals the ball dead
during a down in which time expires.
There is not any mention of defensive or offensive penatlies, just live-ball penalties.
The reason I ask this is because of the LSU game. What if Coffee, on the last play of regulation, had gotten down to the 15 yard line and threw a pass into the endzone for a touchdown. If LSU declines the penalty, would it not be a touchdown? And if they accept the penalty, it is a spot foul, meaning the ball would be spotted at the 30 yard line with one more play to go?