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I saw the play you are talking about. Because the runner was completely airborne, the point of where the ball last crossed the sideline is the correct spot (assuming NFL and NCAA rulings on this are similar). Hochuli made the right call.
Here are two interpretations from the NCAA rulebook that describe the situations (8-2-1-iii and iv on pg FI-46):
III. Runner A1, advancing in the field of play, becomes airborne at the two-yard line. His first contact with the ground is out of bounds three yards beyond the goal line. The ball, in possession of the runner, passed over the pylon. RULING: Touchdown (Rule 4-2-4-e).
IV. The ball, in possession of airborne runner A21, crosses the sideline above the one-yard line, penetrates the plane of the goal line extended and is then declared dead out of bounds in possession of A21. RULING: Ball is declared out of bounds at the one-yard line (Rules 2-11-1 and 4-2-4-e).
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