Overview
- The Buckeyes lost 41-28 to Oregon on Saturday, dropping to 6-3 and leaving their CFP chances all but gone after consecutive defeats.
- Julian Sayin remains sidelined with a right‑throwing‑arm injury that Ryan Day says is healing but has no timetable for return.
- True freshman Luke Fahey is 0-2 as a starter and threw for 360 yards against Oregon while failing to steady the offense in key moments.
- Coach Ryan Day publicly defended Fahey as ‘trying his tail off’ and told the team they must ‘weather this storm’ as he pledged accountability and a review of staff and players.
- Ohio State faces pressure to evaluate five‑star Tavien St. Clair and to shift toward long‑term quarterback development with three regular‑season games left against Northwestern, Nebraska and Michigan.