Just the toes or the whole foot?

[Bob M.]

Originally Posted by Suudy

The last sentence is interesting. The WSU/ASU game had a similar situation that we all thought would certainly be overturned. The receiver caught the ball in the EZ, took two steps, went to a knee in the EZ, then when he hit the ground, the ball popped loose. The field official ruled it incomplete, then after review, the call was upheld. Of course one cannot trust the announcers (even the radio ones).

Here's a Youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjLFg9tGRxg

Complete or incomplete? Based upon your last sentence, sounds like the correct call.

My last sentence referred to a situation where the first contact with the ground jars the ball loose. For example, receiver lays out (airborne) and secures the ball, firmly holding it. Now as he hits the ground, the ball pops loose. Incomplete pass. The youTube play you posted isn't what I was referring to. I can't say why that call (incomplete pass) was upheld. Once that first foot hits the ground in the endzone, the ball is dead, right? What happens afterwards is immaterial.