STATE CHAMPS! Michigan: Extra Point Week 8
October 14, 2022
This week on STATE CHAMPS! Extra Point. Lorne Plant, Sydney Cariel and Devin Gardner recap the notable games from Week 7 and they'll preview the marquee games going into Week 8.
2:20 - Dakota vs. Eisenhower Recap
3:13 - Bedford vs. Saline Recap
6:00 - Gladwin vs. Notre Dame Prep Recap
7:20 - KLAA Schedule Changes for Week 1
9:09 - River Rouge #8 in Rankings, Who to watch: Romeo
12:42 - Rockford #12 in Rankings, Who to watch: Cass Tech
18:00 - Mr. Football Award
20:20 - DMC Interview
22:03 - Anvil Award
24:50 - De La Salle at River Rouge Preview
25:33 - Clarkston at Lapeer Preview
26:48 - West Bloomfield at Southfield A&T - Game of the Week Preview
Be the Referee: Forward Fumble
By
Paige Winne
MHSAA Marketing & Social Media Coordinator
September 9, 2025
Be The Referee is a series of short messages designed to help educate people on the rules of different sports, to help them better understand the art of officiating, and to recruit officials.
Below is this week's segment – Forward Fumble - Listen
We have a Football “You Make the Call” for you today.
Team A has the ball at their 20-yard line. Team A’s quarterback gets the snap and starts running toward the sideline.
He’s tackled and fumbles the ball forward, towards the sideline. The ball rolls forward four yards and goes out of bounds before anyone can recover it.
Whose ball is it, and where is it marked?
Since the offense fumbled the ball, it went out of bounds and it wasn’t recovered by anyone, it remains the offense’s ball.
But the ball is marked back to the spot of the fumble. There’s no advantage to fumbling the ball forward.
If the ball had been fumbled backwards and out of bounds with no recovery, then the offense would retain possession where the ball went out of bounds.
Previous 2025-26 editions
Sept. 2: Field Hockey Basics - Listen
Aug. 26: Golf Ball Bounces Out - Listen