after the last 1st down?!?!? If so that is BONKERS levels of stupid. This is wildly different than setting up a game winning FG. You can't milk the clock with run plays when you still need a TD. Score the TD however you can and hand it over to your defense.
Again ... if this is true, this is the DUMBEST coaching decision I have ever heard of coming out of this program. I can't believe I'm saying this, but it would trump even the OU pick-six and the end-of-half fade route.