Lost in all this, is how silly Rule 3-2-3 is in the first place, in that it allows the game to end on a penalty. I'm not sure why that is. OSU commits an intentional penalty as the final seconds tick off (intentional grounding), and they get the benefit of it?

What if during the final play of the game, OSU player commits the most egregious facemask in history and rips off a CMU player's helmet. "Oh well, nice job, game over"?

Yes, the officials should've applied the rules. But in actuality, the way the game went forward seems the most fair, imo.

Meanwhile, no one on the OSU sideline, Gundy included, knew the rule. Otherwise, you refuse to send your defense on the field and go to the locker room. If the game is awarded to CMU as a forfeit win, I bet it's easier to overturn than actually going through with the play.