Trainwreck or OBS?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by cookie

Is anyone saying/interpreting that a throw/ball just about to be received is considered "in clear possession of the ball?"

No. This play would clearly have been obstruction under the current rules.

A few years ago, the NCAA reacted to the "block the base on the pickoff" play and changed the OBS rule. They (apparently) didn't get what they wanted, so essentially changed the rule back to what it was (the OBR rule) but added an exception for the pickoff play.