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Originally Posted by JayP
He had no timeouts left. The penalty would've made it 2nd and 15 with 1:40ish left on the clock so Oregon could run at least 1:20+ of the clock off by just running the ball. By declining it, there was still 1:40 left, but Oregon could only run 40 seconds off after their 3rd down play.
Essentially he traded 10 yards for 40 seconds of clock.
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Yeah, but he all but guaranteed he wouldn't see the ball again, and declining allows the clock to run after that play anyways. Taking the penalty would have dramatically increased the chances of Cal at least getting the ball in their hands at some point.