NCAA: out of bounds or TD when ball hits the pylon?

[BroKen62]

Originally Posted by mbyron

In order to touch the inside edge of the pylon, the ball must be in the endzone. Unless the player was out of bounds prior to that moment, you have a TD.

Here we go . . . What if the ball touched the OUTSIDE of the pylon?

[bigjohn]

Pylon-Gate Hands Michigan a Score -- NCAAFB FanHouse


Player Out of Bounds
ARTICLE 1. a. A player or an airborne player is out of bounds when any
part of his person touches anything, other than another player or game
official, on or outside a boundary line (A.R. 4-2-1-I and II).
b. A player or an airborne player who touches a pylon is out of bounds.


Held Ball Out of Bounds
ARTICLE 2. A ball in player possession is out of bounds when either the
ball or any part of the ball carrier touches the ground or anything else that is
on or outside a boundary line except another player or game official.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by BroKen62

Here we go . . . What if the ball touched the OUTSIDE of the pylon?

Don't make it more difficult than it has to be... to answer your question, how did it get there? In front of the pylon? OOB before reaching the EZ.