Christspeak, Rx

Last night in the Clemson/BC game there was a reviewed play that still leaves me scratching my head. BC threw a 9 yard pass that was caught simultaneously by the receiver and a Clemson defender. As the receiver was going down, he lost control of the ball. While he was on the ground, the Clemson player gained control of the ball. At no time did the ball touch the ground.

Original call: Interception.
After Review: Indisputable evidence the receiver was on the ground- Reception, BC.

All the replays showed that the receiver lost control before hitting the ground, but the Clemson player did not gain complete control until the receiver was down.

• It can't be incomplete if the ball never touched the ground.
• I say bad call- the replay team focused on the wrong thing- they were focused on when the Clemson player took complete control of the ball- which was after the receiver was down.
• They should have focused on when the receiver lost control of the ball.