re: Ending of LSU/Auburn Game?

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IDK how it works on a catch but normally the ground can't cause a fumble. I guess I can see why the ground can cause an incompletion because he didn't gain control long enough to call it a catch.

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Here you go LINK

“If a player goes to the ground in the act of catching a pass (with or without contact by an opponent) he must maintain complete and continuous control of the ball throughout the process of contacting the ground, whether in the field of play or in the end zone. This is also required for a player attempting to make a catch at the sideline and going to the ground out of bounds. If he loses control of the ball which then touches the ground before he regains control, it is not a catch. If he regains control inbounds prior to the ball touching the ground it is a catch.”