Urban Meyer Says Missed 2016 Penalty Cost Ohio State the Block Six Game

Overview

• Meyer admitted on The Triple Option podcast that he sent the field‑goal unit on late and did not press officials, and he said an uncalled pull of protector Brady Taylor likely led to Marcus Allen’s blocked kick and Penn State’s 24‑21 win.
• The play turned a 21‑17 Ohio State lead into a Penn State touchdown return and kept the Buckeyes out of the 2016 Big Ten Championship game, with Penn State beating Wisconsin for the conference title.
• Reporting differs on which Penn State lineman Meyer named, with some accounts saying Curtis Cothran and others identifying Ryan Bates, and broadcast angles show immediate contact that officials judged legal at the time.
• Big Ten officiating leadership and later rule changes matter to the claim because a 2017 NCAA rule revision would have barred the jump/block action that occurred, meaning the sequence would be illegal under later standards.
• There is no new officiating review or reversal; the story is a retrospective admission that shifts blame to a missed call and Meyer’s time management rather than changing the official result of the 2016 game.