Ohio State’s starters played a full game for the first time all season in the Buckeyes’ 32-31 loss to Oregon.
While the Buckeyes earned blowout wins in each of their first five games of the season, their sixth game of the year came down to the final play. The clock hit zeroes as Will Howard slid on a 12-yard run up the middle in an attempt to set up a game-winning field goal, and Ohio State took its first loss of the season back to Columbus while Oregon fans stormed the Autzen Stadium field in celebration.
Because the Buckeyes’ starters played through the end of the fourth quarter for the first time all season, all of Ohio State’s starters except offensive linemen Josh Simmons and Tegra Tshabla – both of whom suffered injuries in the first half – played season-high snap counts against Oregon.