Ohio State’s Playoff Bid Teeters After Loss to Oregon

WHO:

Fox News - Ohio State, the Buckeyes, Oregon, and Jeremiah Smith are identified in coverage of the game and Ohio State’s playoff hopes.

Pro Football Network - Ohio State played without Julian Sayin; Jeremiah Smith was also named in the article’s headline.

Eleven Warriors - Ohio State head coach Ryan Day spoke after the loss. Luke Fahey, left tackle Austin Siereveld, and safety Jaylen McClain were also identified.

WHAT:

Fox News - Ohio State fell behind Oregon 38-14 after Oregon scored 38 unanswered points; Fox News said the loss raised serious questions about Ohio State’s College Football Playoff hopes.

Pro Football Network - Ohio State lost to Oregon, and the article described the Buckeyes’ Big Ten and College Football Playoff hopes as hanging by a thread.

Eleven Warriors - Oregon defeated Ohio State 41-28. Ohio State lost back-to-back regular-season games for the first time in Day’s career.

Eleven Warriors - Day said losing three games in a season is “unacceptable,” said he takes responsibility, and said the coaching staff must be accountable.

Eleven Warriors - Day said Ohio State “have to evaluate everything” and that “There’s something that needs to change and needs to get fixed.”

Eleven Warriors - Day said Ohio State began the game as he expected, taking a 14-0 lead in the first quarter, but he did not expect the subsequent collapse.

Eleven Warriors - Day said the offense got “no rhythm,” putting the defense in bad situations. He said the team’s offensive plans for the game were not met.

Eleven Warriors - Day said he thought it was a mistake to have Luke Fahey push the ball downfield on the final drive of the first half; Fahey’s pass was intercepted, setting up an Oregon touchdown before halftime.

Eleven Warriors - Day said he did not think Ohio State’s problems were effort-related. Asked whether defensive problems involved scheme, coaching, or personnel, he answered, “Probably all three.”

Eleven Warriors - Day said Ohio State could not make a play to stop things from snowballing. He said the team put Fahey in bad situations and that Fahey was “trying like heck.”

Eleven Warriors - Day said he was “beyond disappointed” that Ohio State had lost three games and likely would not make the College Football Playoff. He told the team to “weather the storm.”

Eleven Warriors - Siereveld and McClain were the only other Ohio State players to speak after the game.

WHY:

Eleven Warriors - Day attributed Ohio State’s defensive difficulties in part to the offense’s lack of rhythm, which he said put the defense in bad situations.

HOW:

Eleven Warriors - Day said he and the coaching staff would review what the team was falling short on, beginning with staff accountability and extending to the players.

Oregon beat Ohio State 41-28, erasing an early lead with 38 unanswered points. The loss seriously threatens the Buckeyes’ playoff hopes, after back-to-back regular-season defeats. Coach Ryan Day took responsibility, saying the team must evaluate everything and fix what went wrong.