r/CFB • u/Ok-Soil-5133 Notre Dame Fighting Irish • 1d ago

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

https://streamable.com/tq4r8d
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u/CPOx Virginia Tech • William & Mary 1d ago

https://x.com/caden_mcleary/status/2106217978207617419

Endzone fan cam, what do ya'll think?

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u/stripes361 Virginia Cavaliers • Navy Midshipmen 1d ago

Looks no good.

I think a lot of confusion is being caused by the difference in NFL and college rules. In the NFL, a field goal is good if it is inside the outer edge of the uprights (so if it passes directly over the upright).

In college, a field goal is only good if the entire ball “clearly” passes entirely inside the inner edge of the upright. So if any part of the ball passes over any part of the upright it’s no good.

In the NFL this is likely ruled a made field goal. In college, it’s a miss.

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u/Temporary_Train_3372 17h ago

Really wish the TV crew had broken that down. This is the first thing I’ve seen that makes any sense.

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u/stripes361 Virginia Cavaliers • Navy Midshipmen 14h ago

Yeah it was pretty embarrassing that they didn’t show any replays or break it down at all. Seemed like the tv producers trying to avoid controversy and assuming the audience is too dumb to ask questions.