is marked ready for play. So if there were a run and the first down was reached and the ball becomes dead then there is a personal foul (after the ball becomes dead and before the ball is marked ready for play... more than likely an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty), the offense would gain the first down, but the sticks would move back to adjust for the distance penalty of the personal foul. There is no way an illegal procedure (illegal formation or false start) can happen before the ball is marked ready for play, so the sticks should stay put. <div>
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