Yet another football stat question

I usually give it a -2 yardage on a kneel, because it oftentimes ends up being second-and-12, etc., at least in the NFL.

 

From the 2007 NCAA Stats manual

Article 9. The passer is not charged with a pass attempt when a forward pass
is ruled intentionally grounded. Credit the passer with a rush attempt and yards
gained or lost to the spot of the foul. Also, do not charge the passer with a pass attempt when he deliberately throws the ball to the ground to stop the clock, but charge the team with a pass attempt. Officials are instructed to apply the principle of “reasonable opportunity” to catch the pass to intentional grounding situations. It is intentional grounding when a passer, to prevent a loss of yardage, intentionally throws a ball where no eligible offensive player has a reasonable opportunity to catch it.

 

My understanding was that the only situation where this is true is on a bad snap. If a runner has the ball in control, then loses it, that runner is charged with the yardage gained or lost at the end of the play. But if the center airmails it over the quarterback's (or punter's, for that matter) head for a loss of 10, then that's a team rush.

 

Makes sense to me. No sense charging a QB with minus rushing yards because his center can't snap.

 

Yep, happened in last night's Marshall/Memphis game.

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=272750235

Late in the game Marshall center snaps the ball too low, resulting in a 19-yard loss for the Blundering Turds.

 

Blundering Turds? First time I've heard that.

lol