Re: Xavier Thomas Sack

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Re: It was a read option, right? That's a running play, not a

Aug 30, 2019, 4:13 PM [ in reply to Re: It was a read option, right? That's a running play, not a ]

It seems pretty clear that the QB (or other back eligible to make a forward pass) exhibits an intent to pass, then it's probably a sack. Determining intent to pass is part of the statisticians job.

From the NCAA FOOTBALL
STATISTICIANS’
MANUAL
Including Special Interpretations
and Approved Rulings
Covering Unusual Situations

PASS SACKS: If the defensive team is credited with the sack
of a player who is dropping back in an apparent attempt to
pass, the same principles outlined above again apply. A player
credited with a solo pass sack on the play is also credited with
a solo tackle and a solo tackle for loss.
In the case of two players getting credit for an assisted pass
sack (with no player being credited for a solo pass sack), each
player would also be credited with an assisted tackle and an
assisted tackle for loss.
If a potential passer fumbles the ball before contact by
the defense or receives a wild pass from center, no pass sack
is credited to any individual player or team if the off ensive
player simply falls on the ball. If the player regains possession
of the ball and continues to attempt to make a passing play,
credit the sack and tackle to the individual player(s).
Lost yardage on pass sacks is given entirely to the player
with a solo pass sack, and lost yardage is split equally between
two players with assisted pass sacks. If the yardage lost is an
odd number, then the yardage split shall be at the discretion
of the offi cial game statistician.
In determining pass sacks, take into consideration a case
in which a quarterback or another off ensive player makes an
apparent attempt to pass while being chased and goes out of
bounds behind the line of scrimmage.
In that instance, give the solo pass sack, solo tackle and
solo tackle for loss to the primary chasing player who, in the
opinion of the offi cial game statistician, caused the passer
to go out of bounds. For plays that end either on the line of
scrimmage or beyond, there is no pass sack credited but rather it is considered a rushing play. There can be no pass sack
without loss of yardage. Clarifi cation: When a quarterback
retreats to pass, but is pressured into bringing the ball down,
is forced to scramble and is tackled before gaining the line of
scrimmage, the defensive player who exerted the pressure is
credited with a solo pass sack, a solo tackle, and a solo tackle
for loss for all the yards lost. This play is akin to a defensive
player forcing a quarterback who is attempting to pass out of
bounds before his gaining the line of scrimmage.

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