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Big Ten admits ref erred on Oregon's two-point try

Oregon's two-point conversion was stopped short with 2:16 remaining in the Ducks' 17-15 loss to UCLA on Saturday, according to the league's Monday acknowledgment of the blown call.

On air: Hank Ledger and Chip Darnell on Coffee Talk
Published 7:09 AM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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At a glance

First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Big Ten admits ref blew call on Oregon's failed two-point conversion in 17-15 loss to UCLA”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 7:09 AM ET on Coffee Talk, by Hank Ledger and Chip Darnell.
Topics: Ten, Oregon, UCLA.
BBN covered this story before: UCLA's upset win in Eugene fuels playoff hopes (October 12).

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Yahoo SportsBig Ten admits ref blew call on Oregon's failed two-point conversion in 17-15 loss to UCLA

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Big Ten has admitted that a referee blew the call on Oregon's two-point conversion Saturday, when the Ducks were stopped short with two-sixteen left in a seventeen to fifteen loss to UCLA.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo they were right there, they got it wrong, and the league just said so out loud on a Monday! That takes guts.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt takes a calendar. The game ended two days ago, and the apology is still going to be worth exactly nothing.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI'd take it. I once got an apology from a pancake place for a cold waffle, and I framed the receipt.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYou framed it.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIt's in my hallway! And if the league can say sorry for Saturday, I'd like to send back my whole weekend.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorKeep the receipt.

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