Would this be a legal punt play in college?

kmajhawk

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For those who know the NCAA rules, would this be a legal play? A Canadian high school team, receiving a punt, quickly kicked it back over the other team, sending five onside players to pick up the ball. The result was a touchdown.

I'm guessing since the ball hadn't been downed or the original play whistled dead, the ball is still live. A forward pass could not be attempted because that can only occur on a play from scrimmage. But this is interesting.

[video=youtube;0QS1M6OTv0A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0QS1M6OTv0A[/video]
 
If a team did that against Iowa, KFz's head would explode.

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