Ohio State football's loss at Oregon was heartbreaking. It may not matter much in the College Football Playoff race.

Oregon football's star defensive lineman status for its game against Ohio State remains a question hours before kickoff.

No. 2 Oregon had 12 men on the field late its 32-31 win over No. 4 Ohio State, with the resulting penalty causing precious seconds to wind off the clock. “We spend an inordinate amount of time on situations and some situations don't come up very often in college football,

Dan Lanning seemed to confirm that Oregon intentionally deployed a 12th man in the waning moments of their win over Ohio State.

The illegal substitution call late in Oregon's 32-31 win against Ohio State burned critical seconds off the clock for the Buckeyes.