no, but the way i see it the first idiot that can get to the ball could hike it to anyone in particular, who could spike it, regardless of the status, location or number of other players on the field. you would lose some yards, but the clock would stop and you would have time to get your field goal unit out there. this couldnt happen in the NFL because of the 10 sec runoff. Maybe, but the ball still has to be spotted. The odds of the ball being spotted before the players are at least close to being set are quite small. I watch more of the NFL than NCAA, and it seems there are plenty of times in the NFL the ball is spotted well before the team is lined up to take a legal snap. Especially when the last play didnt get many yards. Maybe college is different, less efficient with spotting. If there's a play down the field in college after which players have to run a decent way to get set, the clock is most likely going to stop on a first down anyways. That's not the case in the NFL. If it's a short play like the run last night, the players don't have very far to run and they're basically set or near set by the time the ball is spotted, especially when the defender lays on the ballcarrier for a few extra seconds.