EUGENE, Ore. – No. 2 Oregon had 12 men on the field late in its 32-31 win over No. 4 Ohio State, with the resulting penalty causing valuable seconds to be lost.

Turns out it was intentional.

“We spend an inordinate amount of time on situations and some situations don't come around very often in college football, but we've obviously been working on that,” Oregon coach Dan Lanning said Monday night. “You can see the result.”

Oregon took the lead in Saturday night's Big Ten showdown with 1:47 left on Atticus Sappington's 19-yard field goal, giving the Buckeyes time to break down the field for a potential game-winning field goal. When Ohio State faced a third-and-25 from Oregon's 43-yard line, the Ducks called a timeout with 10 seconds left.

Just before the ball was snapped, Oregon defensive back Dontae Manning entered the field, providing the Ducks with an extra defender. Ohio State failed to complete a pass against Oregon's 12-man defense on the next play, and the Ducks were cited for an illegal substitution penalty.

Ohio State gained five yards on the penalty, but lost four seconds after halftime as the penalty was ruled a live-ball foul. The Buckeyes had six seconds left to work with, and quarterback Will Howard scrambled up the middle and slipped a second too late for Ohio State to call a timeout for a potential game-winning field goal at Oregon's 26.

Lanning's ploy helped the Ducks win the game and climb to No. 2 on this week's AP Top 25.