The No. 20 Ohio State Buckeyes keep their College Football Playoff hopes alive as they defeated the Northwestern Wildcats in Week 11, 28-19. However, there was one play during the contest that appeared to rub fans the wrong way, as nearly nobody believes the officials got the call right on a Jeremiah Smith toe-tapping catch.
Quarterback Luke Fahey threw the ball Smith's way along the sidelines, forcing the junior wide receiver to reach out for the ball. While it appeared Smith got both feet in bounds, the ball does not seem to be in control in his hands, as the initial ruling on the field was not a catch. However, upon further review, the call was switched and deemed a completed catch.
A majority of college football fans in the comments of the video do not agree with the call whatsoever. Some simply responded with a “no” to FOX's question in the post, while others went as far as to call Ohio State cheaters. People who did feel that the call was correct were quickly called out by those who believed the call was wrong.
“There's no way that was a catch,” one user said.
This individual stated, “Cheating U.”
“Not even close to a catch,” another college football fan claimed.
One person explained, “Ohio State fan, that's not indisputable evidence to turn over the call on the field. It's not a catch. OSU got away with one. [It's] not like it's gonna help. We still a** this year.”
“Absolutely not [a catch]. The dude who was just blatantly lying in the review office needs to be fired immediately,” another fan stated.
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