[Husker] Example from the rule book on incomplete TD Pass

[Theodore Heise]

On Wed, 23 Sep 2009, Andrew Smith wrote:

> Regarding "why a runner can just break the plane of the end zone 
> and even if the ball pops out after that, it is a touchdown, but 
> if a receiver doesn't hold the ball for 45 seconds after a catch 
> and fall out of bounds that it's no good", the issue is 
> possession.  In the case of the runner, it's clear the runner has 
> possession.  In the case of a receiver, possession has to be 
> established.
>
> Regarding "However it is 'losing possession' on a catch?", I'd say 
> it is not 'losing possession' but failure to prove possession in 
> the first place.

Well said, thanks.

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Theodore (Ted) Heise     <theo at heise.nu>     Bloomington, IN, USA