The ruling from NCAA Football Secretary-Rules Editor Steve Shaw comes just days after Oregon coach Dan Lanning told the media he purposely took a 12-men on the field penalty to help run out the clock and close out the Buckeyes, 32-31.

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.

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.