NCAA examining rule loophole Oregon used vs. Ohio State with intentional penalty….

NCAA examining rule loophole Oregon used vs. Ohio State with intentional penaltyAs the final seconds ticked away in Saturday’s contest between the two freshly-minted Big Ten rivals, the Ducks were called for a 12-men penalty. This put Ohio State five yards closer to field goal range but more importantly, time was taken off the

At the time, the foul was seen as a harmless one but social media caught up pretty quick. Turns out, Lanning intentionally sent 12 players onto the field for the play, giving his secondary an extra player. The pass from Will Howard fell incomplete, the sequence took four seconds in its entirety. And since the penalty was considered a live-ball one, no time was added back out.Oregon coaches exploited a loophole in the rulebook and it could result in in-season action from the NCAA,” Dellenger reported. “… Steve Shaw, the NCAA secretary rules editor, told Yahoo Sports on Tuesday that the NCAA Football Playing Rules Committee is actively ‘engaged’ in examining the play for possible action. The Big Ten officiating crew handled the play appropriately, Shaw said, but the rules committee is discussing a way to address the play.”

Oregon coaches exploited a loophole in the rulebook and it could result in in-season action from the NCAA,” Dellenger reported. “… Steve Shaw, the NCAA secretary rules editor, told Yahoo Sports on Tuesday that the NCAA Football Playing Rules Committee is actively ‘engaged’ in examining the play for possible action. The Big Ten officiating crew handled the play appropriately, Shaw said, but the rules committee is discussing a way to address the play.”

In the past, the rules committee has responded to such ‘fair play’ incidents with interpretation bulletins released during a season. The bulletins are often meant to be a directive for officials in games in the future.”

the way to enforce a similar situation in the future would be to put time back on the clock: “To discourage the action in the Oregon-Ohio State game, any interpretation would likely direct officials to return the game clock to its original time. Shaw declined to comment on any specifics,” he added