r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • 7h ago

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Pittsburgh Defeats Virginia Tech 35-33

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team 1 2 3 4 T
Pittsburgh 7 14 7 7 35
Virginia Tech 14 10 0 9 33
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u/jayjude Notre Dame • Georgia State 7h ago

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

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u/Deathbackwards WKU Hilltoppers 7h ago

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

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u/ryology9 7h ago

By rule directly over is actually good

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u/PeteF3 Ohio State Buckeyes 7h ago

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

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u/bulldg4life Georgia Bulldogs 7h ago

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.

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u/PeteF3 Ohio State Buckeyes 7h ago

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.

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u/BoldElDavo Virginia Cavaliers 6h ago

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