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Originally posted by NCAAREF
It is only a violation if the in the judgement of the official that the player went out of bounds on his or her own volition. The rule is not intended to penalize a player making a great play, such as saving a ball from going OB and his or her momentum takes them OB. That's still a good play.
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The question is whether the player had control when he saved the ball. He may not be the last player to be in control of the ball, go out of bounds and be the 1st to touch it once he establishes in bounds status. If he never had control of the ball, then he may touch it as soon as he establishes in bounds status.