It's football.”The play Ferentz is still smarting over involved DeJean's 54-yard return that would have given the Hawkeyes a 16-12 lead with 1:21 left against the Gophers.
The touchdown was overturned after a video review.
When a fair catch is invalid, the play is ruled dead at the spot.
He explained that he was waving his arm to maintain his balance, not to indicate a fair catch.
The interpretation is important because a below-the-shoulder wave could trick oncoming coverage players into believing a fair catch was called and cause them to back off, giving the returner an advantage on a runback.
Persons:
LINCOLN, Kirk Ferentz, Cooper DeJean's, Ferentz, ” Ferentz, “ I’m, That's, DeJean, ”, ’
Organizations:
Iowa, Nebraska, Hawkeyes, Gophers, AP
Locations:
Neb, Minnesota, ”