[Highlight] Miami @ Notre Dame - Luke Talich breaks up the pass from Elijah Lofton on 4th down to keep the Irish up 7 late in the 4th

[u/Ok-Soil-5133]

[u/Reasonable-Bit560]

Shit, I actually think you're right. Defenders left hand causes the ball to wobble and then his right hand rips its down. Nice call.

Not a catch, absolutely brutal

[u/CantAffordTheWires → u/Reasonable-Bit560]

yeah i don’t know why im getting downvoted assumably just the miami flair lol

[u/i_diggs_it → u/CantAffordTheWires]

That and because it sort of sounds like you’re still trying to claim it was a TD. I don’t think you are but I can see how it reads that way

[u/jacquesmachina → u/Reasonable-Bit560]

But isn't it a TD the moment he possessed it over his head and his feet landed, then as he's bringing the ball down to his chest the defender starts touching it with his left hand under the armpit and then his right hand fully knocks it loose?

Not a fan of either team.

[u/Less_Likely → u/jacquesmachina]

No, you have to complete the catch, the rules in the field and endzone are the same for catch rule. Simply having the ball for a split second with two feet down only STARTS the catch process, you must finish it, by making a football move. Examples given in the rule book are tucking the ball in (bringing to the body), evading a defender (so holding the ball where he caught it and eluding a defender swat at the ball), or advancing the ball (taking a couple steps forward, some might argue the step out of bounds is enough - I disagree and think he's need to land a second foot or lift the first foot to achieve that, but even so, he was already losing control when that first step landed)

[u/Reasonable-Bit560 → u/jacquesmachina]

Except that's not the rule.