Easy for me to say, but I thought it was pass interference

I don't see how in any scenario the Trey Stross-Anthony Scirrotto play wasn't pass interference. You guys know that I'm an objective observer.

Here's my view:

1) Contact was made before the ball arrived and while it was in the air. In college, DBs can chuck receivers until the ball is in the air. Yes, Scirrotto made a play on the ball. Stross happened to be in the way.

2) The ball was catchable. When I first saw it in the pressbox, that was my thought, not catchable. Replays show the ball hits Scirrotto in the hands or facemask after he knocked Stross out of the way. It was a catchable ball.

Here's a view from Bob Flounders, Penn State beat writer for the Patriot-News out of Harrisburg, Pa.

http://blog.pennlive.com/patriotnewssports/2008/11/the_penn_state_hot_list_1.html

A 50/50 call? I think there is some merit to that. I think if it's a no-call, the outrage wouldn't have echoed far out of Iowa City, but you can bet Kirk Ferentz's headphones would've been smashed.

One thing I've learned about officiating this season is the "when in doubt" philosophy. When in doubt, officials will tend to not call a pass interference penalty. The flag was thrown instantly in this case. The official saw what he needed to see.

Ferentz didn't have a lot to say about the call.

"They had one, we had one," he said. "It's part of football. If a team has a penalty, it's a penalty."

Here's the YouTube of the play, let me know what you think:

[youtube= www.youtube.com/watch?v=alr_5ogqrCw]