Wait a minute, knowing the rule or not shouldn't have dictated whether or not he asked Rudolph to throw the ball away, Rudolph didn't properly execute the play, he needed to take two more steps.
He is absolutely wrong for not even asking the officials if they are sure they are applying the rule correctly. If he asked they could have and should have call up to the booth, they do have a rule book. No one, before Saturday, had seen a game extend because of an offensive penalty, Gundy and the OSU coaches should have slowed that sit down and got some clarification.