EUGENE, Ore. — Ohio State 21 - Oregon 22 | 2nd quarter | 1:17
The Ducks respond. Quarterback Dillon Gabriel finds wide receiver Tez Johnson for a 48-yard touchdown. Ohio State has all three time outs to potentially hurry up and get points before half.
(7 plays, 75 yards, 02:36)
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Ohio State 21 - Oregon 15 | 2nd quarter | 3:53
Howard finds Emeka Egbuka for a wide open touchdown for 15 yards! Buckeyes go up by 6.
(12 plays, 75 yards, 06:16)
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Ohio State 14 - Oregon 15 | 2nd quarter | 8:49
Left tackle Josh Simmons goes down with an injury and he's taken off on a cart. Backup LT Zen Michalski is in.
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Ohio State 14 - Oregon 15 | 2nd quarter | 11:31
Oregon WR Traeshon Holden is ejected from the game for spitting on Ohio State cornerback Davison Igbinosun. The Ducks had 1st and goal but the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty pushed them back and Oregon settles for a field goal.
(5 plays, 32 yards, 02:17)
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Ohio State 14 - Oregon 12 | 2nd quarter | 12:31
On the kickoff, the Oregon kicker directly kicks it at the closest Ohio State player and hits him. The ball bounces off of him and Oregon gets the ball. Not sure if that's classified as an onside kick but Oregon gets the ball back either way.
Here's the video.
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Ohio State 14 - Oregon 12 | 2nd quarter | 12:31
Oregon WR Evan Stewart makes a huge 69-yard catch and then gets the 10-yard TD grab. The Ducks go for two but it fails. A lot of explosive plays in the first half for both teams.
(4 plays, 75 yards, 01:51)
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Ohio State 14 - Oregon 6 | 2nd quarter | 14:22
If you give the ball to TreVeyon Henderson, good things happen. The senior RB has two rushes, one for 17 yards and one for 53 yards, to get the Buckeyes near the end zone. Judkins punches it in from two yards out for his 6th TD of the year.
(4 plays, 74 yards, 01:21)
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Ohio State 7 - Oregon 6 | 1st quarter | 5:51
The Ducks capitalize on the fumble. Running back James Jordan takes it in from three yards out. The holder botches the snap and the extra point is no good.
(2 plays, 28 yards, 00:43)
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Ohio State 7 - Oregon 0 | 1st quarter | 6:39
We have our first turnover of the game. Running back Quinshon Judkins is met in the backfield by Oregon defensive lineman Derrick Harmon who rips the ball out of Judkins' hands. The Ducks start their seconds drive in Ohio State territory.
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Ohio State 7 - Oregon 0 | 1st quarter | 10:00
Will Howard gets Ohio State on the board first! The Buckeyes march down the field and Howard rushes it in from one yard out.
On a 32-yard throw from Howard to Will Kacmarek, it appeared the Oregon defender came away with it while the two fought for it on the ground. Refs ruled it first down Ohio State and the Buckeyes were able to get a snap off before a review came through.
(10 plays, 75 yards, 05:00)
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The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Oregon Ducks are set to kick off in atop-five matchup Saturday evening.
The game starts at 7:30 p.m. at Autzen Stadium in Eugene.
The two teams are among just nine undefeated teams among Power Four schools.
The game will be the first time that two top-five teams meet at Autzen Stadium. Oregon won the last meeting with the Buckeyes 35-28 in Columbus in 2021, but Ohio State won the nine previous matchups.
There are no Ohio State players who were listed as questionable or out for the game.
Facts & figures
The Buckeyes won the national championship after the 2014 season by beating Oregon 42-20 in the first College Football Playoff title game.
Oregon and Ohio State are both among six teams in the top 25 for both rushing and passing defense.
A win would make the Ducks 6-0 for the first time since 2013.
Ohio State has scored all 21 times it has reached the red zone — 20 TDs and a field goal.
The first meeting between Ohio State and Oregon was in the 1958 Rose Bowl, a 10-7 Ohio State win that capped Woody Hayes’ first national championship.
Ohio State schedule for the 2024 season:
- Aug. 31 – Akron (52-6)
- Sept. 7 – Western Michigan (56-0)
- Sept. 14 – Off
- Sept. 21 – Marshall (49-14)
- Sept. 28 – at Michigan State (38-7)
- Oct. 5 – Iowa (35-7)
- Oct. 12 – at Oregon
- Oct. 19 – Off
- Oct. 26 – Nebraska
- Nov. 2 – at Penn State
- Nov. 9 – Purdue
- Nov. 16 – at Northwestern
- Nov. 23 – Indiana
- Nov. 30 – Michigan (Noon, FOX)