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Oregon exploited a loophole in the NCAA’s rules by intentionally committing a penalty late in their win against Ohio State on Saturday, and that loophole is getting closed.
With 10 seconds remaining in their 32-31 win over Ohio State at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore., the Ducks intentionally put a 12th defender on the field. Ohio State was near midfield at the time and looking to get into field-goal range. By using 12 defenders, Oregon prevented a big play while the Buckeyes took time off the clock.
The play took four seconds, so there were just six seconds remaining after the 5-yard penalty was assessed. Ohio State still was not in field-goal range and was left with time for just one final play.
On Wednesday, a report indicated that the NCAA will issue a new rule interpretation to prevent teams from using the same loophole as Oregon. Going forward, the offense will have the option of resetting the game clock to where it was before the snap when a 12-men penalty is committed after the two-minute warning.
NCAA will soon issue the expected “rules interpretation” related to Oregon’s 12-men penalty.
If the defense is flagged for illegal participation inside of 2 minutes in a half, offense can have the clock reset to the presnap time, per the interpretation obtained by @YahooSports pic.twitter.com/p7RbM34R9t
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) October 16, 2024
Oregon coach Dan Lanning stopped just short of openly admitting that he exposed a loophole, but his comments about the play made it obvious.
It is rare for the NCAA to change a rule in the middle of the season, but in this case, officials felt the need to act quickly.
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