[paulsonj72]

I found a 2nd illegal touching not called and this one MAY have had a slight impact on the result of the game. On the final drive of regulation 52 caught a pass(not a backward pass and not a fumble) and was tackled for a 4 yard loss. Since illegal touching is penalized from the basic spot(or behind the basc spot if the foul occurs behind the basic spot) this play would have been penalized 5 yards from the end of the run. The loss of down would have made no difference as it would have been 4th down and goal regardless of the penalty. The main difference was the spot of the ball. It would have been on the 15 instead of the 10 and since on the final play of regulation the qb scored on a 10 yd run the question would have been would he have made it from 15 yards out. This is important because if he does not score the game is over and his team loses 6-0. Instead they go on to win 20-18 in 2 OT. The 5 yard difference in the spot due to no illegal touching penalty being called MAY have played a small role in the result. However the coach of the team that got beat would say(and rightfully so) we had chances earlier in the game to score and did not do so so that is why we got beat.