Was Oregon penalty on purpose on Ohio State’s final drive? NCAA football rules, explained

Ohio State football’s game vs, No. 2 Oregon on Saturday proved to be one of college football’s halfway through the 2024 season — and one that saw a devastating 32-31 loss for the Buckeyes.

The pivotal play in the defeat at Autzen Stadium saw Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard slide down on the game’s final down, just a second too late for Ryan Day to call a timeout for a potential game-winning field goal at the Oregon 26-yard line.

But that isn’t the only play that has been talked about following Ohio State’s loss to Oregon.

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One play earlier, Howard threw an intended short pass to Jeremiah Smith that was broken up by Ducks defensive back Jabbar Muhammad. The play was deemed a “no play,” as officials flagged Oregon for illegal substitution with 12 players on the field.

The result: Ohio State lost precious time on a potential game-winning drive (going from 10 seconds of game clock to just six). The Buckeyes only got 5 penalty yards, moving from the Oregon 43-yard line to the 38, still outside comfortable field goal range.

Since the conclusion of the game, fans have speculated whether the penalty was intentional on Oregon’s part, as well as why Ohio State gained only 5 yards instead of 15. Oregon coach Dan Lanning has yet to comment on the penalty, but it worked to the Ducks’ favor following Howard’s game-winning slide.

This conversation, which also includes some applause for Lanning for sending an extra player out as Ohio State did not get time back, was catalyzed by a breakdown video from Warren Sharp on X.

you NEED to watch how genius this is 👀

:10 left, Oregon calls a timeout

they intentionally add a 12th man late to ensure no big gain occurs

ball is snapped, no big gain

obviously it’s a penalty BUT

1) :04 ticks off…

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Author : The Columbus Dispatch

Publish date : 2024-10-14 15:17:27

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