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The fumble reminded me of a call that went against the Bucks at Michigan. JT had been dropped and fumbled. He put his hand on top of the ball while lying next to it. Two Michigan players covered the ball and the refs gave them possession. I remember JT looking around in surprise, thinking, as Lawrence did, that a hand on the ball meant possession. Fowler and Herbie asked the expert the same question, "didn't a hand on the ball indicate possession?" and his answer finally solved what I had wondered about for a couple of seasons.
I was thinking the same thing, and I think you're thinking of Braxton Miller in 2012.
Go to about 20:30 in the video. It isn't a great shot and no replays of the play. But yeah - the ball comes loose before Miller hits the ground, and he sort of had his hand on the ball after that. Very much like what Trevor Lawrence was doing.
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