The NCAA is closing the loophole used by Oregon to shave time off the game clock at the end of Saturday's win over Ohio State, when the Ducks intentionally used 12 players on defense.

The NCAA issued a rules interpretation that will allow offenses to reset clock if 12 or more defenders participate in a play late in a half.

A rules loophole that allowed Oregon to gain an advantage by using 12 players on a key play late in its win over Ohio State last week is closed. On Wednesday, NCAA coordinator of officials Steve Shaw announced a new interpretation of the rule that will keep teams from replicating what the Ducks did in the closing moments of their 32-31 win over the Buckeyes.

Late in the game with 10 seconds left, Ohio State was at third-and-25 at Oregon’s 43-yard line and eyeing field goal range. After Oregon called a timeout, it sent 12 defenders on the field. Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard thew an incomplete pass, four seconds came off the clock and the Ducks were penalized for an illegal substitution.

The Ducks and other teams won’t be able to burn precious seconds off the clock anymore by putting 12 men on the field for plays in the final two minutes of a half.

The NCAA football rules committee issued guidance Wednesday to close a loophole that allowed second-ranked Oregon to exploit an illegal substitution penalty late in its victory over Ohio State to

The NCAA amended the rule penalizing a defense for having 12 men on the field after Oregon head coach Dan Lanning used it to his advantage in the Ducks'

Oregon football's late-game penalty strategy has caught the eye of the NCAA rules committee, according to a report by Yahoo Sports

Rulebook thumpers watched in awe Saturday night as Dan Lanning found a new and innovative way to manipulate the game clock in Oregon's win against Ohio State. It caused the NCAA to change its rules within days.

The NCAA football rules committee issued guidance Wednesday to close a loophole that allowed second-ranked Oregon to exploit an illegal substitution penalty late in its victory over Ohio State to