Three years later, Cody Simon still hasn’t gotten over what happened the last time Ohio State played Oregon.
In his first season seeing substantial playing time for the Buckeyes, the then-sophomore linebacker was part of a defense that allowed Oregon to put up 505 yards of offense – including 269 rushing yards – in a 35-28 win over Ohio State in Columbus. He recalls receiving hateful messages on social media after that game because of the defense’s poor play.
But instead of trying to forget about that game, Simon went back and watched the film from it to remind himself of what happened.