Time out, no possession

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by fiasco

It's essential not to read too much into what someone says and just read their words. The OP never changed the scenario. You (and others) just read it wrong. The OP never said the ball was being controlled by, or touched by, the player's legs.

Right, but he says the ball was between his legs, and says the ball was "collected". That's where things changed. First it was collected. Then it was not in contact with anything at all.

If it was not touching anything, I'm COMPLETELY flummoxed by the time out call. Who would ever think to call a time out when the player in question was not even in contact with the ball, and was simply near it.