No. 23 Oregon beats No. 12 Ohio State 41-28 at Ohio Stadium
The gist
No. 23 Oregon beat No. 12 Ohio State 41-28 at Ohio Stadium, dropping the Buckeyes to 6-3.
Ohio State's first back-to-back losses since 2011 put its playoff hopes in jeopardy.
How it unfolded
- Nov 7, 2026Ohio State led 14-0 on two Bo Jackson touchdown runs, but Oregon's fake punt — Teitum Tuioti's jump pass to Matayo Uiagalelei for 30 yards — set up a Jamari Johnson 2-yard score with two seconds left in the first half, giving Oregon a 17-14 lead.
- Nov 7, 2026Oregon built a 38-14 fourth-quarter lead and won 41-28. Luke Fahey finished 36 of 50 for 360 yards, two touchdowns and an interception; Jeremiah Smith had seven catches for 133 yards and a touchdown.
- Nov 7, 2026The loss was Ohio State's first home defeat since a loss to Michigan in 2024 and its first back-to-back losses since 2011, leaving the preseason No. 1 team at 6-3.
Key terms
- College Football Playoff rankings
- An annual single-elimination tournament determining the national champion of NCAA Division I FBS college football.
- fake punt
- A trick play in gridiron football in which a running or passing play is run out of a punt formation.
Source: Wikipedia