EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon spent two timeouts in the final 72 seconds of Saturday’s second quarter. Nebraska, which was without any timeouts, later found the end zone for the game’s first points with four seconds left.
No, the final result was not as intended, but as Dan Lanning reiterated on Monday evening, this is a process-based game, and not a results-based one. He stands by his decision to use the timeouts, even with the Huskers success later in the drive.
“No, I absolutely don’t regret that decision,” Lanning stated. “With a minute and 12 seconds, when a field goal matters and your kicker has been 100 percent on the year, giving him an opportunity for a long field goal at the end of the half is something I would do 100 percent of the time.”…