Wondering about a college football stat

Question

if a QB runs 5 yards then pitched it to the HB who runs 5 more, do they each get credited with 5 or does the hb get all 10?

Answer 1

Whoever finishes with the ball gets all the yards.

Even if the QB gets 80 and then pitches it to the HB for the last twenty.

They could pitch it to eight players, but whoever gets tackled with the ball gets the credit.

Answer 2

Section 2, Article 5 (Clarification), 2007 NCAA Stats Manual: ". . . when the quarterback keeps the ball past the line of scrimmage, beyond the one-yard cushion, and pitches to a trailing back. In this play, credit the quarterback with a rush attempt plus yardage to the point from where he pitched the ball. Credit the trailing back with no rush attempt, but yardage from the point of the pitch and any touchdown on the play."

This is one of the MANY, MANY things that are "in the game" of football that are incorrectly "in the game" of EA Sports' NCAA College Football.

You can cuss and scream and shout "That's wrong!"

But check it out.

Answer 3

The HB does get all 10.