Check it: Caught or Recovered ARTICLE 2. a. When a backward pass or fumble is caught or recovered by any inbounds player, the ball continues in play (A.R. 7-2-2-I and II, A.R. 2-23-1-I). Exceptions: RULE 7-2 / SNAPPING AND PASSING THE BALL FR-101 1. Rule 8-3-2-d-5 (Team A fumble on the try). 2. On fourth down before a change of team possession, when a Team A fumble is caught or recovered by a Team A player other than the fumbler, the ball is dead. If the catch or recovery is beyond the spot of the fumble, the ball is returned to the spot of the fumble. If the catch or recovery is behind the spot of the fumble, the ball remains at the spot of the catch or recovery. As far as I can tell that rule says it shouldn't have been a conversion on the fake FG by LSU.