Pass Interference - NCAA & NFHS differences

[Bob M.]

REPLY: CaochJM...sorry, I forgot to mention that strictly speaking, "catchability" has no significnace in Federation ball like it does in NCAA. However, Federation has started to come around by saying that defensive PI-type contact away from the direction of the pass should not be flagged. But if that contact is on a receiver in the same direction as the pass is thrown--even if it's twenty feet over his head--you technically have pass interference in Federation, whereas it would be waved off in NCAA.