BIG TEN ADMITS OFFICIALS ERRED ON OREGON TWO-POINT ATTEMPT

The Big Ten Conference has admitted that match officials made an error during Oregon's 17-15 defeat by UCLA on Saturday. The mistake occurred on Oregon's final two-point conversion attempt, which would have levelled the scores with 2:16 remaining in the fourth quarter. Oregon failed to convert and UCLA held on for the win. The conference said in a statement that officials "incorrectly officiated" the attempt. It did not announce any change to the final result.

On the previous play, Oregon quarterback Brock Thomas tried to run the ball into the end zone himself but was stopped just inside the one-yard line. A UCLA player grabbed his facemask during the tackle, and officials called a facemasking penalty. They then spotted the ball for the following two-point conversion attempt at the 1.5-yard line, measuring the penalty from the 3-yard line rather than from where Thomas was actually tackled. Had the penalty been measured correctly, the ball should have been placed less than half a yard from the goal line. Oregon's conversion attempt from the incorrect spot was stopped short of the end zone, sealing UCLA's win.

The Big Ten said the error happened "with 2:16 remaining in the fourth quarter" of the match. The conference's statement confirmed that officials misapplied the distance owed from the facemasking penalty before the decisive attempt. No further action or correction to the outcome was announced alongside the admission. The acknowledgement addressed only the spotting of the ball on Oregon's final two-point attempt.