NCAA Flag 8-4-1 Exceptions

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ARTICLE 1. It is a safety when:

Exception:
It is not a safety if a player between their own team’s five-yard line and goal line:
(a) intercepts a pass or fumble; or catches a kick; and
(b) the player’s original momentum carries that player into their own end zone; and
(c) the ball remains behind that team’s goal line and is declared dead in the team’s possession there. This includes a fumble that goes from the end zone into the field of play and out-of-bounds.
If conditions (a)-(c) (above) are satisfied, the ball belongs to this player’s team, at the spot where that player gained possession.