The Ohio State football team’s defeat against Oregon has prompted the NCAA to implement a rule change during the season.
If a defense has more than 11 players on the field during the last two minutes of a half, a five-yard penalty will be enforced. Additionally, the offense can choose to reset the game clock. In Oregon’s 32-31 victory, it became clear that previously the clock wouldn’t reset, which allowed the Ducks to exploit this loophole. In the final moments of the game, with just 10 seconds left and Ohio State down by one point, they had possession near midfield.
Lanning called a timeout, and when play resumed, Oregon entered the field with 12 players, causing an incompletion. Although the Buckeyes accepted the penalty, they still lost four seconds on the clock. This strategy by Oregon aimed to prevent Ohio State from making significant yardage gains while facing minimal repercussions. The five-yard penalty ultimately kept the Buckeyes out of field goal range. “
We dedicate a lot of time to various game situations, including those that are less common in college football, and this was one we had practiced,” Lanning explained to reporters this week.
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