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1. NCAA rules are clear that it is the receiver's responsibility to avoid contact with a defender.
2. It is illegal for any offensive player to make contact with a defender more than a yard beyond the line of scrimmage or more than three yards if contact was established not more than a yard downfield.
3. It is legal for a defensive player to contact a receiver who has crossed the line of scrimmage if a catchable pass to that receiver has not been thrown.
This receiver ran several yards downfield, put both hands in the defender's chest, pushed him backwards while cutting to his left causing a seperation of about 5 yards which gave him room to catch the pass. His action didn't come close to a swim move.
What would have been the reaction of the University of Texas or the Big XII if this call HAD NOT been made? Texas could have easily been robbed of a BCS berth by an obvious OPI not called. Who would have been crying conspiricy then?
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