It is very tough to tell, but it looks like one of those "cheap completions" in which by the strictest rule in the book you could rule a completed pass (one foot down and possession of the ball for an instant). The same type of play occurred in the MNF game last night and was ruled incomplete, and while I know the rules and philosophies are different from NFL to NCAA to FED, I believe these types of "bang-bang plays" should be ruled as incomplete passes at all levels when the receiver doesn't maintain possession, after contact with the ground or an opponent, after immediately catching the pass.
Therefore, I would rule this play as an incomplete pass (only if I am interpreting the still shots correctly as they happened on the field).
Last edited by Kirby; Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 10:20am.
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