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

[Mike L]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

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

Perhaps it is detailed enough in that Mr Gilbert chooses to not see any difference between inside, outside, in front, on top or any other possibility. I'll take his word for it that hitting the pylon means just that.

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.

I try not to let the actions of players and their very limited knowledge of the rules influence my decisions regarding the rules.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Mike L

I try not to let the actions of players and their very limited knowledge of the rules influence my decisions regarding the rules.

Fair point, but surely somewhere a player would have been award a TD on a replay upon hitting the outside of the pylon, and word would have spread. Players don't know all the rules... surely! But the know the ones that matter, as do coaches - and I assure you TD vs no TD matters.

I've tried emailing the 2 I know that would KNOW this for sure, but have not gotten responses.

[Welpe]

Who wants to draft the e-mail to Rogers Redding? I don't have quite enough pull for that one.

Who is the official chapter rule interpreter or does this go higher to somebody like the district rep?