Ohio State head coach Ryan Day has revealed the Buckeyes sent footage of the final play of the defeat to Oregon to the Big Ten for clarification after arguing there was still time on the clock.

Ohio State was hoping to set up a game-winning field goal at Autzen Stadium on Oct. 13 after a thrilling battle in the teams’ first meeting since the Ducks joined the Big Ten this season. But the officials decided that time had expired as quarterback Will Howard slid to the ground in field-goal range and attempted to call a timeout.

Oregon (6-0) held on for a 32-31 win in Eugene and has since become the No. 1 ranked team in the nation after Texas’ loss to Georgia last week. Ohio State (5-1) is ranked No. 5.

But more than a week after the incident, Day, Howard and the Buckeyes are still hurt by the outcome, and Day has revealed the program sent evidence to Big Ten officials which he believed confirmed that a mistake had been made by the referees. However, the Big Ten has insisted the correct decision was made.

“We sent it in,” Day said his press conference on Tuesday. “They said that there was no time left. Brandon [Inniss] was calling a timeout. I was next to the referee calling a timeout. You can see it on the coach’s copy. They said time had run out.”

Day, however, admitted he needs to handle similar situations better in future. “It’s my job as the head coach to make sure that if we get into that situation again, we win the game,” he added. “Trust me, nobody is working harder and nobody felt worse coming out of that game than I did. I’m gonna do everything I can to make sure it’s right.”

Howard, meanwhile, maintains his belief that the referees “didn’t feel like clearing the field with all the kids already on it”, claiming it factored into the decision to declare the game over. He says the pain of the defeat has been “nagging” at him ever since.

“Believe me, I’ve played it over in my head a million different times – what I could have done,” he said. “Could I have taken the first read and thrown it to Brandon Inniss and it’s a long field goal? Do I do that? But that’s taking a risk. I wanted to get our goal. We said we wanted 15 yards, so I was trying to get as many yards as I (could). I looked up and saw two seconds left, and I got down and I thought I had enough time. Do I look up a little earlier? Do I get down a little quicker? Believe me, it’s been nagging at me. I’m kicking myself in every way.

“I thought I was down with one second. But they didn’t feel like clearing the field with all the kids that were already on it. It’s tough. But we always talk about leaving no doubt. I probably should gotten down even quicker to make sure we didn’t leave any doubt there.”