Today's Tidbit... One Foot Inbounds Or Two?

Among the most controversial rulings made by officials during football games are concern receivers catching the ball before going out of bounds. Those rulings have long been controversial and, as best as I can tell, the relevant rules were unclear for years as well.

I have printed or PDF copies of the rule books for 117 of the 148 years of college football and 35 years for the NFL rules. The birth of some rules is easy to find; others are much harder, and the rules covering legal catches along t...