The past two games, bang-bang pass plays have gone against Fresno State, one a lost fumble in overtime of a loss to Tulsa and the other a fumble recovery denied in the third quarter of a loss at UNLV.
Mountain West supervisor of officials Greg Burks did not judge the calls made on the field or through the replay review. But he said Tuesday the conference’s philosophy on those type of plays is if it’s close or there’s doubt on how to rule, make the pass incomplete.
“The philosophy is if you’re not absolutely sure it’s a catch, it should be incomplete,” he said.