The Ohio State Buckeyes can still clinch a berth in the Big Ten title game next month, but they dug themselves a deeper hole following Saturday's 41-28 setback against the Oregon Ducks in Columbus, a game that featured two top-20 Big Ten powers.
The AP top 25 ranking was released on Sunday afternoon following a wild Saturday that saw Ohio State stunned at home by visiting Oregon. It was their second loss in a row and third loss of the season, which resulted in Ohio State’s worst ranking in over a decade.
Ohio State's season has been turned completely upside down.
Ohio State’s at-large problem was there before Oregon came to Columbus. The Buckeyes opened at 12th in the first College Football Playoff rankings, a spot that already left them outside the projected field because of an automatic qualifier.
Georgia took No. 1 in the latest AP Top 25 rankings for the second time this season after Miami's loss to Notre Dame, while Ohio State has fallen from No.
By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam November 6, 2026 Lexington, KY SCY (25 yards) Results Final Scores: Women: OSU 187, Kentucky 113 Men: Kentucky 173, OSU 127
Paul Finebaum is saying “I told you so” after watching Ohio State‘s season all but end in Columbus last night. The Buckeyes fell to Oregon 41-28 to drop to 6-3 and virtually shut the door on the school’s College Football Playoff hopes.
Ohio State fans actually have a reason to root for Michigan on Saturday. Two weeks before the Wolverines come to Columbus, they visit an Oregon team that just beat the Buckeyes 41-28.
Jeremiah Smith put himself in a tough position with Ohio State fans. The talented wide receiver has been regarded as the best player in college football this season, but his temper could pose a concern for multiple NFL teams.
As Ohio State got blown out by Oregon, 41-28, in Columbus on Saturday afternoon, wide receiver Jeremiah Smith was making a scene on the field and on the sideline.
Is Ryan Day done at Ohio State? The national title-winning head coach has a $75 million buyout, but following Saturday’s blowout loss to Oregon, at home, fans are growing frustrated.
It’s not just that Ohio State, Ole Miss, and LSU lost. It’s how that will be why the Week 11 Coaches Poll will see so many big moves. BYU lost, and so did Missouri, but they fought the good fight and won’t drop too much.
Ohio State jumped out to a 14-0 lead over Oregon in the first quarter before the Ducks went on a 38-0 scoring run and won 41-28 to hand the Buckeyes their third loss of the season.
Julian Sayin’s injury has created another major challenge for Ohio State as the Buckeyes try to finish the final stretch of the 2026 college football season.
Urban Meyer is questioning how the College Football Playoff committee evaluates teams, especially when it comes to scheduling difficult nonconference opponents.
ESPN's College GameDay panel is in complete agreement ahead of one of the biggest Big Ten matchups of Week 10. One of the biggest games on the Week 10 college football schedule has captured the attention of ESPN's College GameDay crew, and there was no disagreement when it came time to pick a winner.
The Ohio State Buckeyes still don't seem to expect starting quarterback Julian Sayin back anytime soon, but the overall outlook is better than it could have been.
Ohio State dropped all the way to No. 12 in the College Football Playoff rankings, leaving the Buckeyes as the first team out.
Notre Dame had better beat No. 1 Miami on Saturday night.
Coming off of a loss to USC, Ohio State has their initial spot in the first College Football Playoff rankings. The Ohio State Buckeyes didn’t pick a great time to drop game No.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are still in search of a running back after missing on David Gabriel Georges. Saturday’s game against Oregon will bring a running back committed elsewhere, and the Buckeyes are trying to flip him.
BYU began the men’s college basketball season with one of opening night’s most impressive offensive performances, defeating No. 18 Ohio State 94-83 in Salt Lake City.
The win keeps USC's College Football Playoff hopes alive.
Players like Khalil Mack, Tuli Tuipulotu, Dalvin Tomlinson and Donte Jackson, to name a few, have been thrown around in numerous trade rumors.
Former Ohio State University goaltender Sean Romeo has passed away at the age of 31.
The 2027 NFL Draft is still months away, but you'd never know it by the buzz that's going around the NFL about which of the current college players will get scooped up by teams that are already pretty much done for the 2026-27 season.
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