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Originally Posted by BigT
The replay referee is from Laguna Hills CA.
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That has nothing to do with anything. I hope you're not insinuating there was a case of conference favoritism going on there?
Looks like they awarded Cal the ball at the one as that's when they deemed he began to lose possession of the ball (my guess there).
Without replay, this would simply be either a touchdown or inadvertent whistle rules would apply, awarding the ball to the team last in possession where possession was lost.
Replay allows a fumble recovery by the other team on an IW if the recovery was immediate. I thought that qualified, but more knowledgeable officials have explained that that is not immediate.
If the recovery had been immediate, then I think a touchback would have been the ruling by the replay official.