Is this Hurdling.

[MD Longhorn]

Walt ... are you saying you think BJ is trying to say this IS hurdling based on the rule he posted? I read it as the opposite ... although your assumption explains the other "hater" comments he's made.

I just freeze-framed the video. At the very first moment the ball-carrier is above the defender, it is only the tip of his helmet and his hand that is above the tip of the defender's head. It's unclear whether the defender's feet have left the ground yet - but by 3 frames later is IS clear that the defender is not on the ground. And by the time the runner's knee passes over the defender, A) the runner is completely horizontal and B) so is the defender - who is not in contact with the ground at all.

So ... it's indisputable that this is NOT hurdling because he doesn't lead with his knee or feet - he's leading with his head and the ball. It's also very likely not hurdling because when the runner's knee is passing over the defender, the defender is not in contact with the ground with one or both feet, as required in the rule BJ so aptly quoted.