Announcers wanted U to signal TD

[Bob M.]

REPLY: Also...I would never use a verbal communication ("he's in!"). Most experienced officials at the HS and college level would use a more discrete non-verbal signal to indicate one thing--that the ball is in the possession of a player in the endzone. Not saying it's a TD. That's the wings' call. If they see your signal, and they didn't see a knee (or other body part) hit the turf, they ring up the TD. Otherwise, it's their call on where forward progress stopped.