Heard this on the radio Sunday
 

During the Dolphins-49ers game Sunday, I heard the radio announcer state that the pylons on the back corners of the end zone are out of bounds but in NCAA they are inbounds. This can't be right can it?

Not true. All pylons are out of bounds in NCAA.

I think what the announcer said is touching the pylon, which is out of bounds, doesn't make the receiver out of bounds in the NFL.

That part would be true. In the NFL, touching a pylon has no bearing on a player's status. It puts him neither in nor out of bounds. It's the same as touching a player or official who is out of bounds.