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No. If all that touches is a toe before he steps again (or the foot otherwise moves off the spot), then it's a catch. If the toe lands first but the heel lands out of bounds as he lands in a step, that's incomplete. AFAIK, all codes interpret this the same way (though NFL requires 2 feet...

HS does not have the NFL illegal contact foul, so there's no 5-yard limit. But, as Altor says, it's a foul to contact an eligible receiver who is no longer a potential blocker. We interpret that as saying: if the receiver is even with or beyond the defender, significant (more than just hands)...

Yep, or the try. This HS rule was changed a number of years ago—maybe 8?

Do you mean in a single game, or back-to-back KO attempts? I'm guessing the latter (and it sounds as if there might be a story behind the question?). By rule, no, no limit, as chs says. But if a team intentionally does it over and over—and I mean at least 3 or 4 times in a row for a varsity...

Not just an onside kick: the kicking team cannot advance any kick, including punts. Now if the kick is over because the receiver gained possession, and he then fumbled it—that's something the kicking team can recover and advance.

Targeting in HS does not carry an automatic ejection, as it does for NCAA. That would have to be an additional judgment that the foul was flagrant. So even if the proper call was targeting in the games you saw, it would not necessarily result in an ejection. We would need to see video to assess...

In HS rules, a FG attempt is basically like a punt that can score 3 points. A missed FG attempt is treated like a punt. So, yes, a FG attempt can be returned unless the kick crosses the goal line. At that point, it would be a touchback, same as if a punt crossed the goal line.

NFL and NCAA fumble rules are both different from NFHS (and different from each other), and more restrictive. As already stated, HS football has no restrictions on advancing a fumble.

FIFY. ;)

Not much. The clock won't start until the ball is touched by the receiving team inbounds. But if they call a fair catch, or immediately down the ball, then they will certainly get at least one play on offense. Best bet is for the defense not to foul during that one play, which would in most...

Allsports12 answered the eligibility part of your question. For this part: HS football does not restrict positions. Any player in any position may wear any legal number. There are eligibility restrictions, and the offense must have 5 ineligible numbers (50–79) on the line of scrimmage at the...

The OP asked: "Would it be a taunting penalty if the players on the field did it as well during stoppage of plays?"

I'm wondering first off whether we'd even have this conversation if it weren't a Native American mascot. Politically charged matters tend to spread into all sorts of things. Whether it's taunting of any kind will depend on the situation: is the opponent winning at that point? It's hard to sell...

A good back judge will demonstrate proper a fair catch signal for the receiver prior to the punt, which tends to prevent invalid signals. A valid signal looks like a HS/college touchback signal.

I learned a new term: the offended team has a stoption. There's no such thing as an (awkward-sounding) 'startion'. (Helpful for officials who struggle to recall whether the offended team can start or stop the clock in this situation.)

In general, it's the responsibility of defenders to know when the ball is dead. We would give some leeway for the "tiptoe down the sidelines" where a toenail goes out. "Late whistle" is in the ear of the beholder. In the clip, I like the DB foul: that defender has a clear view of the runner and...

No foul. If the offense is set for 1 second, play on.

Agree with chs answer. This is not really a judgment call, and to rule something other than "pushed" out of bounds would have to be incredibly obvious. I believe the answer is the same at all levels at this point, BTW. The primary rules difference concerning catches at the boundary is how many...

One of the 4 things that stops a running clock is change of possession. Usually after a punt, there's a COP, so the clock stops. In this case, there wasn't, so it doesn't. (The other 3 are time out, injury, and scoring.)

Agree with Altor. And if it were holding on the offense at the line of scrimmage, they'd be marking 10 yards from the same spot in the other direction. And for the same reason (it's the basic spot).