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Originally Posted by jdmara
Great question that covers all the possibilities Ch1town. I can't say I would have thought of someone catching it out of bounds as being different than nobody touching it at all.
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The reason it is different is that the throw going OOB untouched is a violation on the thrower and the non-throwing team will get the ball....always.
However, being caught OOB can be done by either team...the violation is on the person catching it. If this were not the case and it was the "same" as going OOB untouched, the defense could make sure they were OOB when deflecting a throwin pass in order be awarded the ball.