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SEC Explains Ruling on Randy Moss' Son Thaddeus' Controversial Catch vs. Alabama

Bleacher Report | November 9, 2019

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LSU tight end Thaddeus Moss produced one of the year's best plays with a tiptoe 16-yard catch to set up a touchdown that helped the No. 2 Tigers take a 26-13 halftime lead over No. 3 Alabama on Saturday in Tuscaloosa:

CBS Sports

Thaddeus Moss did Randy proud with this grab, WHAT A CATCH! https://t.co/eVf42EypNA

Moss stepped out of bounds before reestablishing himself in bounds and making the catch.

NCAA rules state that a player who went out of bounds can not be the first person to touch a legal forward pass in bounds (therefore presumably making the Moss reception a penalty for illegal touching), but SEC Officiating provided reasoning and an exception for why the catch was good:

SEC Officiating

In #LSUvsBAMA, if a receiver is forced out of bounds due to contact by a defender, the receiver can re-establish position on the field and make a legal catch.

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