Oregon Beats Ohio State 41-28 as Pressure Mounts on Ryan Day

Oregon beat Ohio State 41-28 on the Buckeyes' home field. The loss dropped the preseason No. 1 team to 6-3 and raised new questions about Ryan Day's leadership. The Ducks scored 38 straight points, something Ohio State had not allowed since 1999, and Dan Lanning's fake punt swung the game before halftime. Ohio State never led again. The starting quarterback's injury explains part of it, but the running game struggled and the defense could not stop Oregon in the second half. Day took responsibility for the losses. His 2024 national champions are 6-5 over their last 11 games, with Northwestern, Nebraska and Michigan still to play.