[CardinalSagehen]

My BIL (a Cal alum) was in the stands and says the end zone INT was right in front of him and the ball clearly touched the ground. He still insists the replay videos don't show the right angle. Anyone know of a definitive highlight/replay that shows this?

The replay indicated (at least to me) that the ball touched the ground. However, the replay did not show that the ball moved when it touched the ground. It’s possible that it moved a bit, because the view wasn’t perfect, but mostly it appeared that Adebo had control and the ball did not move. In the end, the ruling on the field “stood” but could not be fully “confirmed”. From this I inferred that it’s fine for the ball to touch the ground in the course of a catch, if the receiver already had and maintained control throughout - otherwise, it should have been overturned. But I could be wrong in this understanding.

[CardinalSagehen]

My BIL (a Cal alum) was in the stands and says the end zone INT was right in front of him and the ball clearly touched the ground. He still insists the replay videos don't show the right angle. Anyone know of a definitive highlight/replay that shows this?

The replay indicated (at least to me) that the ball touched the ground. However, the replay did not show that the ball moved when it touched the ground. It’s possible that it moved a bit, because the view wasn’t perfect, but mostly it appeared that Adebo had control and the ball did not move. In the end, the ruling on the field “stood” but could not be fully “confirmed”. From this I inferred that it’s fine for the ball to touch the ground in the course of a catch, if the receiver already had and maintained control throughout - otherwise, it should have been overturned. But I could be wrong in this understanding.