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In gridiron football, a spike of the ball is the act of intentionally and forcefully throwing the ball to the ground. Most commonly, this takes the form of a celebration after a score (see below) or a play in which the quarterback intentionally throws a live ball at the ground.
College football, governed by the NCAA also penalizes excessive celebrations with a 15-yard penalty. NCAA Football Rule 9-2, Article 1(a)(1)(d) prohibits "Any delayed, excessive, prolonged or choreographed act by which a player (or players) attempts to focus attention upon himself (or themselves)"; in addition, Rule 9-2, Article 1(a)(2) asserts that "After a score or any other play, the player ...
A fake spike is a trick play in American football. When the clock is running low, it is not uncommon for a quarterback to spike the ball to stop the clock, either to set up for the next play or bring on the special teams. Here though, the objective is to trick the defense into believing that no downfield play will be run.
[b] In college football, the ball is placed at the spot of the pass. The offense loses the down rather than replaying the down, as is the case for most other penalties. If the quarterback threw the pass from his team's own end zone , the penalty results in a safety being scored by the defense.
The issue I have with this article is that it talks about spiking the ball as if that term is only used when the quarterback throws the ball into the ground to kill the play. But a spike is simply the act of intentionally throwing the ball into the ground. There's a long history of players spiking the ball in the end zone after scoring a touchdown.
The second-guessing of Indiana’s playoff appearance has already begun. The No. 10 Hoosiers lost 27-17 at No. 7 Notre Dame in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Friday night. The ...
The ball must be held on the ground by a member of the kicking team or drop kicked; a tee may not be used. (High school kickers may use a tee). This is both a field goal attempt and a free-kick; if the ball is kicked between the goalposts, three points are scored for the kicking team. This is the only case where a free kick may score points.
The rest of the game was academic from there, though Penn State made it a four-TD margin at halftime when Nick Singleton scored on a 1-yard run. That play was preceded by a fantastic third-down ...