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

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by bigjohn

In order to avoid these kinds of problems, both the Fed and NCAA have consistently published rulings that say that a ball, loose or in player possession, that touches a pylon is considered to have touched it in the endzone.

Post one. This is wrong.

If the ball hits the pylon on the inside edge, it has already crossed the goal line and is a TD. If it hits the pylon on the front edge, it has already crossed out of bounds and is not a TD.