[EKUAlum05]

I don't think Grundy exaggerated anything. Almost looks like as the defender jumps his leg clips Grundy's legs making incidental contact on playing the ball. But it appears he is slammed down from the upper body contact. I don't think he's that good of an actor. https://twitter.com/brianwkyt/status/120...63553?s=09

You mis-read my statement, I am basically saying the same thing as you are. Grundy wasn't selling anything or acting, it just happened that the timing of the contact coincided perfectly with when he was making his adjustment to a ball that was about to be beyond his reach. If the Mayfield defender doesn't make contact with his hands I think it is a clean play.

The unfortunate thing for the defender is I have no doubt that if Grundy isn't adjusting to the ball there is no contact. I dont think the defender was intending to initiate contact as much as he was just trying to jump for the ball himself. I also don't think Grundy was searching for a flag, I think he genuinely mis-judged the ball initially.

Unfortunately for #6, he does make contact and the contact definitely impeded the ability for the receiver to make the catch and as a result we get a flag. I actually thought he played it about as perfect as you could but just got his hands into a receiver at the worst possible time.

If I am the official I call that and I certainly can't fault the official for calling it. Bad fortune for Mayfield but the right call.