ND's Freeman stayed with 10 players during OSU game-winner to avoid 'freebie' play

So instead of giving them a freebie, he gave them the win

I wanted to rail this. If it was the last play, it seems defensible. From where the last play was, a penalty makes for an almost indefensible push play into the end zone.

But two plays in a row where the first play created a stoppage of play? Yikes.

Yikes. Should have just owned it.

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I wanted to rail this. If it was the last play, it seems defensible. From where the last play was, a penalty makes for an almost indefensible push play into the end zone. But two plays in a row where the first play created a stoppage of play? Yikes

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Exactly the clock was stopped after the incompletion no excuses.

From the 2:30 mark until the end of the game Freeman’s inexperience truly showed.

Would have been offsides I assume
To run someone on late

But there was an incomplete pass... plenty enough time to run on

The end of game coaching decisions across the board yesterday should make everyone laugh at what we are paying coaches nowadays

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But there was an incomplete pass... plenty enough time to run on

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i wish he would've just said they screwed up. running bothello or whoever could plug in at right end on a goal line stand play should've been automatic after the incomplete pass.

using ten players after a timeout is bad enough. not correcting it after an incomplete pass and doubling down on stupid in the post-game presser makes it all the worse.

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If it was the last play, it seems defensible. From where the last play was, a penalty makes for an almost indefensible push play into the end zone.

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There is no penalty for having 11 men on the field, I have no clue what a couple of you are talking about.

The final 2 plays were ran with 10 players. Before the 1st play was a timeout. Before the 2nd play was an incomplete pass.

In what world is claiming you knew you had 10 players and intentionally stayed with 10 players after an incomplete pass and non-hurry up situation defensible?

He obviously realized they only had ten on the field after they lined up for the second play. Running another player in to the goal line would have led to an offsides on the defense.