Amazing onside kick...

[Dr. Strange]

but was it legal?

[Thor_MN]

1. Guy that caught the ball was right in front of the side judge

If the side judge didn't call it offside, it was good.

[Dr. Strange]

5. There's a long debate in the comment section here:

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/post/_/id/11696563/watch-texas-high-school-team-totally-fool-their-opponents-trick-onside-kick

Some people were saying the ball has to hit the ground before it can be fielded by the kicking team. Which must be a high school rule, because I've never heard that before.

[Thor_MN]

6. Maybe in some places, or maybe now, but when/where I played it only has to go 10 yards

or more. Doesn't matter on the ground/in the air, it's anyone's ball after 10 yards. Punts, on the other hand, have to hit a player on the receiving team before it's a free ball.

[world wide wally]

2. Looked legal to me.

There was no offsides and the ball travelled more than 10 yards.

[hughee99]

3. I believe it is legal.

The player wasn't offside (I don't think) and the ball went 10 yards. I believe there's also a rule about players not being able to sneak in the game from the sidelines (if they had only 10 guys on the field and this guy jumped off the sidelines at the last second to join the play) but the player was in the game from the start of the clip, so I don't believe that applies.

[JonLP24]

4. I don't know what the rule is there

but if going by NFL offside it is close, can't go past the line until the ball is kicked but it looks like he leaves a little bit before the ball is kicked.

It took me a few views to realize he was hiding back there.