re: Did out of bounds Bama player have to reestablish himself to become a legal participant

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.. was applied correctly.

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I disagree. The replay booth needed indisputable evidence that Brooks did not have possession to overturn the call on the field. Brooks had two hands on the ball with control. Per NCAA rules on possession:

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Player Possession
The ball is in player possession when a player has the ball firmly in his grasp by holding or controlling it while contacting the ground inbounds.

Team Possession
The ball is in team possession:

During a loose ball if a player of that team last had player possession; or

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Call on the field was LSU ball. Brooks had possession before the ball was touched by the out of bounds Bama player, thus call should have been dead ball with LSU possession.

There is no way the replay booth had indisputable video evidence that Brooks was NOT in possession.