re: Can we talk about the 1H fumble situation in LSU-Bama?

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So to overturn that they had to find conclusive evidence the LSU player did not possess the ball before the out of bounds Alabama player touched it

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You’re mistaken here. What was the COMPLETE call? On the field, it was ruled that: Brooks had established possession of the ball at 1:17 seconds (end of play).

The replay official would need clear evidence that Brooks had possessed it earlier to overturn the officials. Since the ball is batted and it wasn’t the rule on the field, replay appropriately thinks there is plausible evidence that it may have not been firmly in Brooks grasp until 1:17 as ruled on the field.