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

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Mike L

I'd rather ask Rom who states it's a TD.

Rom Gilbert Football Home Page

see #8

The play at #8 is not detailed enough to illustrate the difference.

Let me put it this way... if striking the pylon with the ball from ANY direction was enough to create a TD, we would see players trying to tap the ball into the outside edge of the pylon rather than what we actually DO see - which is players trying their best to reach the ball INSIDE the pylon, thus crossing the goalline before going out of bounds by striking the pylon.