Out of Bounds Plays

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by Jimbobb

A player is attempting to save a ball from going out of bounds, he deflects the ball off an opposing player and the ball goes out of bounds.
However, the opposing player was out of bounds at the time of deflection.
Whats the call?

This wording could not describe the play accurately, as it would indicate the ball went out of bounds after the deflection. Actually, if the deflecting player was out of bounds, the ball is out of bounds when it touches/is touched by this player.