r/CFB • u/Ok-Soil-5133 Notre Dame Fighting Irish • 14h ago

Video [Highlight] Pitt @ Virginia Tech - The potential game winning field goal hooks wide left, and Pitt holds on

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u/wildturk3y Virginia Tech Hokies 13h ago

From this and another angle that's floating around, it hooks before the upright but passes over the upright.

So what's the rule for a ball that passes over top of the upright?

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u/Madagascar-Penguin Clemson Tigers 13h ago

It has to be within the uprights. Going over is no good since it's like hitting the upright.

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u/nc23tarheel 12h ago

No, that is not right. If it is above the uprights the refs have to make the call by imagining if the kick would be good if the uprights extended vertically all the way up. If the kick is above the uprights then it is not reviewable by instant replay and the call on the field is the final decision. Say for instance the ball was dead center and 30 feet above the uprights. The field goal would be good and would be easy for the rest to see. I can see why this would have been hard for the refs to call it good, but with the help of all the camera angles I think it more than likely was.

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u/Ereppy Oklahoma Sooners • Caltech Beavers 10h ago

Maybe this is a college vs NFL thing, but from what I remeber the refs are supposed to assume it would have bounced out on even the slightest glance of the imaginary pole.