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This soley depends upon the philosophy you're using. I don't believe this is necessarily an NCAA rule either but it is a pretty common philosophy that the receiver must retain possession throughout contact with the ground. In other words, he must survive the contact with the ground.
In my old association, there was no official guidance on how this should be ruled but if I were to make a split decision on this, and was able to get a clear a look as I did on reply, I'd probably rule incomplete as well.
That said, you're going to have a very hard time seeing this play in 4/5 man mechanics. The NFL refs (whom are very good), weren't able to see it without the aid of replay and they're working 7-man.
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