In the agony of defeat, it remains important to reflect on mistakes.
Three Key Stats usually serves as a positive look back at which areas Ohio State numerically realized its most success during a given football game. However, following the Buckeyes' heartbreaking 32-31 defeat to the Oregon Ducks on the road Saturday night, fans must sift through the box score in search for answers to explain away such a loss.
We offer three key stats from the Buckeyes' first — and hopefully last — loss of the 2024 campaign.
No Starting Field Position Better Than OSU's 26-Yard Line
In his post game press conference, Oregon head coach Dan Lanning noted early on that two of his greatest points of emphasis to the Ducks coming into the evening were that they needed to beat their opponents on the ground and in the field position battle.