Uncatchable

[Texas Aggie]

To me, if the ball lands inbounds or only slightly out of bounds, the presumption is that it is catchable. That presumption can, of course, be overcome by other things, but as Jason said, in NCAA, its catchable until it isn't!

One other thing to think about: when the receiver basically gives up on a ball. When I work back judge, the receiver still has to make the effort, to the extent he can, to get to the ball. If he's knocked down, get's spun around, or otherwise is taken out of the play by the contact of the defender, then this isn't really an issue. However, if he simply gets blocked and then gives up, I'm not going to bail him out with a call even if he possibly could get to the ball. This happens more at the lower levels than it does at the varsity or college level, but I have seen even those receivers go out of bounds and just expect a flag to be thrown.