No ... if the shoulder, elbow, forearm, or wrist touch the ground the ball carrier is also considered down.
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Tornadoes that are on the ground are simply referred to as tornadoes.
Each football league will have its own rules and regulations which may differ compared to other leagues.In other words, it depends on which league one is asking about.
If the ball touches the ground, the runner is down. This is why 'the ground cannot cause a fumble.'
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he can get up and run if he has not been touched yet. then he has to be tackled to be down, not "touched". The above is true in the NFL...the touch must have caused the fall or happened while the knee or elbow is on the ground. In college or ANY level below the play ends when the players knee or elbow touches regardless of the reason.
No. A player is down when his knee or back touches the ground. If the ball carrier loses the ball before this happens then it is called a fumble, and both teams try to recover the ball and whichever team does gains possession. Yes. The only thing allowed to touch the ground without you being 'down' is your hands and feet. We even have interpretation questions on whether the wrist and ankles are part of the hand/feet to determine if a player is down. If the ball touches the ground, the player is considered down. This is why the ground cannot cause a fumble. If it was a pass and the WR was deemed not in control of the pass, it is known as a dropped or incomplete pass. The player has to have complete control, but the ball can touch the ground. This is determining the completion of the catch, though, not whether the player is down or not.
When a tornado "touches down," it means that the funnel cloud associated with the tornado has made contact with the ground. This is when the tornado becomes a visible and destructive force, capable of causing significant damage in its path.
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The runner is considered down when either a: His forward progress stops or b: any part of his body other than his foot or hand touches the ground AND he is touched by a player of an opposing team. There is no "down by contact" in college football. That's only in the pros. When a college player goes down he cannot get up and continue running, period. He does not have to be touched by an opposing player to be considered down.