NCAA Rules Committee: Taunting could wipe out TD
"The NCAA rules committee is considering disallowing a touchdown if a player is flagged for taunting during a scoring play," writes Dennis Dodd at CBS Sports.
It would have to be taunting during the play, not after the play is dead. "Think of an offensive player, headed toward the end zone, turning to show a defender the ball in a taunting manner before he crosses the goal line. That play would be considered a live-ball foul, " explains Dodd.
So "the change would not affect something like The Gator Stomp from 2007. After a Georgia touchdown against Florida that year, the entire Bulldogs bench emptied to celebrate the score on the field. Georgia was assessed unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, but the touchdown stood."
It would have to be taunting during the play, not after the play is dead. "Think of an offensive player, headed toward the end zone, turning to show a defender the ball in a taunting manner before he crosses the goal line. That play would be considered a live-ball foul, " explains Dodd.
So "the change would not affect something like The Gator Stomp from 2007. After a Georgia touchdown against Florida that year, the entire Bulldogs bench emptied to celebrate the score on the field. Georgia was assessed unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, but the touchdown stood."
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