In Reply to: I disagree with this 100%. Taking the 5 yards was an automatic... posted by Born2BBruin on October 11, 2026 at 12:14:20
It was very probably an intentional ploy that Oregon's #10 would come into the neutral zone and force some kind of penalty call from the refs. But Lanning was hoping not just for a clock-management advantage. He was also hoping (admittedly a long shot, but he was desperate) for a false start call. Watch the replay. Just before the penalty the camera caught Lanning saying something to ... Oregon's # 10.
The guy that #10 pointed at was our tight end, who was a half-yard off the line and thus, conveniently for Oregon, might not have been entirely visible to the relevant offical(s).
AFTER the penalty call, the camera also caught Lanning nodding as he looked at the scene of action, as if to say, nice try #10.