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This is where the rule is poorly written, because by that logic, earlier in the game, this would have been a td. Ball in hand toe down. Its a tough call, honestly, and thw rule needs to be more clearly defined. How? I dont know

I appreciate a good convo! I disagree on the control as evident by his left hand completely rotated under the ball in the process of bringing it down. I think this pic kinda captures his left hand better, and thw ball is lose before the defender punches it out the rest of the way. Imo, in the act if bringing it down from the top, he starts to lose it. I do believe some coaches inform and train their receivers to keep the ball above them and take those steps with out moving the ball down. Had he done that, there would have been zero chance of even remotely losing the ball.

I appreciate the convo! I snagged a picture right as his first step was going out of bounds showing he didnt have control. Dont get mw wrong, its such a tough call in that the rule is poorly written, but he didnt have control, imo, when he was preforming the "act common to the game" again...the rule is poorly written because it can be left up to interpretation, which sucks.

I mean, by that logic, this is a TD and all of this is a mute point.

I am not arguing nfl rules, I had to look up ncaa rules just to make sure I am not wrong. If you read the ncaa rule, it isn't a catch based on that extra "act common to the game".

Not true...i had to look up and verify lol...Rule 2-4-3 (Catch, Interception, Recovery, he needed to make that extra act of bringing the ball in and keep possession. He didn't, and was such a bang bang play, but according to the rules, it was incomplete. It isn't ruled dead the moment he touched the ground...thats why I posted that Pic of the ND receiver with a toe in and "possession " for that millisecond. Just a tough call

Tough call, but by that logic, this should have been a td too then, no?

Not true...if that were the case, then this would have been a td. The rule explicitly states he must preform an act common to the game...its not ruled dead immediately. I had to look up the rule to verify i wasnt wrong either lol, Rule 2-4-3 (Catch, Interception, Recovery) states the act of possession. Its a tough call, but correct according to the rules

Its a tough call, but in accordance with the rule, he must maintain control through the catch and preform a "common act". clearly, the ball was loose before the defender punched it out the rest of thw way, and he didnt maintain control before his left leg hit out of bounds. Tough call, bang bang

Snagged a Pic right as he was stepping out with his left leg... you can see he lost control

Ehhh, he didn't maintain control... tough call, but you can see right as he was stepping out with his left foot, the ball was already not in control