r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • 7h ago

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Ohio State Defeats Indiana 19-15

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
Ohio State 3 7 3 6 19
Indiana 0 7 0 8 15
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u/Sir_Bryan Ohio State Buckeyes 7h ago edited 7h ago

Yeah it usually still works out to be fair because Smith is insane. Even today he should have had a PI on the deep ball under throw because the defender just tackled him before the ball got there.

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u/Thermogenic Ohio State Buckeyes • Cornell Big Red 6h ago

Seriously the defender was executing a nice form tackle before the ball even got there. No idea how that is missed. Even the announcers didn’t say anything.

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u/rugger87 Ohio State • Missouri S&T 6h ago

Do you not have to attempt to play or turn back towards the ball in college? I’m pretty sure in the NFL, a ton of those PDs would’ve been PIs.

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u/OwnWalrus1752 Indiana Hoosiers 1h ago

I’ve noticed a lot of “letting them play” by Big Ten refs this season until late in the game