It wasnt an interception, it was ruled an interception on the field, after review it was overturned. Why? Because in the rules thier is a note that says , "when going to the ground the reciever must maintain possession of the ball though the entire catch. im paraphrasing. But i have NFL network and watch that show when the head referee comes on every week and talks about the "bad or missed calls" he talked about this type of play last week because Tampa had the same thing happen to them, only it wasnt an interception it was a could have been a touchdown.
We all know what the NFL has tried to use as justification. A screw-up is a screw-up ... he had possession and it should have been a fumble by Troy. The other mistake was Troy not picking up the ball and running it into the endzone.
That way, national pressure would have been put on this incompetent decision maker's plate (review board).
It was an interception and they blew the call. The fix was in and everyone knows the fix got put out the door.
How could anyone even consider letting a high school principal ref a game. The guy should be fined for a p*ss poor job. You sound like a liberal democrat with your "by the rules", statement. It's football and he had clear possession. He caught the ball and then tried to run if you read the rules a bit futher you will see it WAS a catch. He had possession, he then tried to run. Look at it this way. A reciever catches the ball on the ground, then while getting up he fumbles the ball. oops, like i said "he catches the ball. Sounds like a catch to me.