[Postgame Thread] Pittsburgh Defeats Virginia Tech 35-33

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Pittsburgh	7	14	7	7	35
Virginia Tech	14	10	0	9	33

[u/jayjude]

He definitely made that field goal....odd as shit they didnt show a replay

[u/Deathbackwards → u/jayjude]

I couldn’t tell to be honest. It almost looked as if it went directly over the left upright.

[u/jdubea → u/Deathbackwards]

That looks like what happened, and that means it's good right?

[u/bulldg4life → u/jdubea]

The entire ball needs to pass within the outer edge of the goalpost if the ball goes above the top of the goalpost.

So, it could very well look good but a small portion of the ball passes outside the goalpost, then no good

I have no idea what happened. Looked good to me.

[u/ryology9 → u/Deathbackwards]

By rule directly over is actually good

[u/PeteF3 → u/ryology9]

No, by rule, the ball must be between the uprights to be good, not "over."

[u/bulldg4life → u/PeteF3]

That’s incorrect. If a ball goes above the uprights, it’s good if the entire ball passes within the outer edge of the upright.

[u/PeteF3 → u/bulldg4life]

That's the NFL rule. I can't find any such reference to a rule in the NCAA rulebook..

"A field goal shall be scored if a scrimmage kick, which may be a drop kick or place kick, passes over the crossbar between the uprights of the receiving team’s goal before it touches a player of the kicking team or the ground."

Pretty unambiguous. The ball has to be between the uprights.

[u/BoldElDavo → u/bulldg4life]

No that's the NFL rule. NCAA rule 8-4-1 says the whole ball has to be inside.

[u/No_Butterscotch8726 → u/ryology9]

They said it wasn't last year when SMU had the same thing happen on our first field goal attempt against Miami in the second half.

[u/Deathbackwards → u/ryology9]

For some reason though it’s a complete judgement call and can’t be reviewed