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On a muffed punt, isn’t the ball dead? As in, it can’t be advanced after recovery, but it can be run in the wrong direction?

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This is what I found:

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/kent-state-player-recovers-muffed-punt-runs-the-wrong-way/