Top 3 Plays of the ND-USC Game That Will Not Get Attention

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The three plays that KeVarie Russell, the true freshman CB, opted to mug Lee and take the the pass interference penalty instead of giving up points. Those three plays kept USC from scoring two touchdowns.
 
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therealUT said:
The three plays that KeVarie Russell, the true freshman CB, opted to mug Lee and take the the pass interference penalty instead of giving up points. Those three plays kept USC from scoring two touchdowns.
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This is where the college rule is so much better than the pro PI..
 
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Volz4lif3 said:
This is where the college rule is so much better than the pro PI..
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Why? Because the defense gets a clear advantage for doing it if the pass is longer than 15 yards? There isn't much difference if it happens in the end zone like last night though.
 
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Vol_Maul said:
Why? Because the defense gets a clear advantage for doing it if the pass is longer than 15 yards? There isn't much difference if it happens in the end zone like last night though.
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True, but with the long bomb PI it's 15 and I like it like that instead of marking the spot where it occurred.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
The NFL rule is definitely better.
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The NFL refs are better than the NCAA refs.

Believe it or not, the rule was changed from the NFL rule because of a Kentucky game in 1980.

In the Superdome in New Orleans , Kentucky led Tulane by 1 or 2 points with only a few seconds to play after Tulane received a Kentucky punt inside its own 10 yard line. The first play was an attempted pass across the middle of the field near mid-field, incomplete. However, the an official determined that a collision between the receiver and a defensive back was pass interference even though both players appeared to play the ball. The next play was a pass attempt deep into Kentucky territory near the right sideline with the same result as before and with no time left on the game clock. Since a game can't end on a defensive penalty, Tulane had one more play, a successful field goal for the victory.

In the aftermath of this football game, the NCAA changed the rules, and today a pass interference penalty is a maximum penalty of 15 yards from the previous line of scrimmage, or the point of the foul, whichever is less.
 
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