Overview
- Saturday’s game at Ohio Stadium on Nov. 7 will be televised nationally on CBS with streaming options on Paramount+ and Fubo.
- Both programs are missing their preseason starters: Oregon’s Dante Moore is out for the season with a concussion and Ohio State’s Julian Sayin is out indefinitely, so Oregon starts Dylan Raiola and Ohio State starts true freshman Luke Fahey.
- Ohio State enters the game at No. 12 in the initial CFP rankings, leaving the Buckeyes little margin for error and making this matchup pivotal to their playoff path.
- Matchup questions center on Ohio State’s top-ranked pass defense and home‑field edge versus Oregon’s potent pass rush and big-play receiving corps, while Ohio State’s offensive line and red-zone execution are key vulnerabilities.
- Bookmakers list Ohio State as about a 7.5-point favorite and set the total in the mid‑40s, and final Big Ten availability reports before kickoff confirmed multiple starters from both teams are out.