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Originally Posted by Fan10
I am a huge Alabama fan, so understand that I am a little biased here. But, for those who saw our receiver make what first was ruled a catch but was then overturned, I have a question. Our WR appeared to me (through my crimson colored glasses) that he had firm possession of the ball before any part of the ball touched the ground and maintained that firm possession as part of the ball touched the ground.
What is the rule here regarding a pass? I looked in the NCAA rulebook online and could find nothing definite about this play--only that it is incomplete when a pass strikes the ground. Does the WR have to keep the ball from touching the ground--even if he has firm possession before it touches the ground and maintains firm possession as it hits the ground?
Thanks in advance.
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For some reason, the rulemakers threw some approved rulings in this year that appear to be designed to make it much more difficult to have a completed pass. In some cases now, the receiver has to maintain possession even after he lands out of bounds, even if he touched in bounds first. I do not believe the actual rules as written require that tight an interpretation but that appears to be what they want.