The loophole Oregon exploited against Ohio State could soon be closed.
Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger reported Tuesday that the NCAA Rules Committee is considering taking in-season action to change how the penalty for putting an extra defender on the field is assessed after Oregon used the current rule to its advantage against Ohio State.
Steve Shaw, the secretary rules-editor of the NCAA Football Rules Committee, told Dellenger that the committee is “engaged” in examining the rule for possible action after Oregon intentionally sent a 12th defender onto the field on the second-to-last play of the game against Ohio State.