{"id":2103,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/2103","headline":"Ohio State's playoff hopes sink after second straight loss","dek":"The Buckeyes fell 41-28 to No. 23 Oregon after blowing an early 14-0 lead, dropping to 6-3 and out of the playoff picture.","body":"Ohio State's season is unraveling fast. The Buckeyes entered Saturday ranked No. 12 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings, just outside the field, and left with a 41-28 home loss to No. 23 Oregon that all but ends their playoff hopes. Ohio State jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter before surrendering 38 unanswered points.\n\nIt is the second straight regular-season loss for Ohio State, following a 30-18 defeat to USC the week before. That is the first time the Buckeyes have lost back-to-back regular-season games since November 2011, and the first time they have carried at least three losses in a regular season since that year as well.\n\nThe fallout showed up in Sunday's AP poll, where Ohio State dropped to No. 21, its lowest ranking since September 21, 2014, when the Buckeyes were No. 22 and went on to win the national title that year. It also marks Ohio State's first November outside the AP Top 20 since 2011.\n\nRival Michigan did not fare much better, falling at home as a favorite and landing at 5-4 overall. Both programs now face uphill climbs just as the season reaches its most important stretch.","published_at":"2026-11-08T23:51:48.639845+00:00","source_count":3,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Front Office Sports","publisher":"Front Office Sports","title":"Michigan, Ohio State Flailing Despite Big Spending","url":"https://frontofficesports.com/article/ohio-state-michigan-spending/"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Ohio State football won national title last time they were ranked so low in AP Top 25 Poll","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ohio-state-football-won-national-201701607.html"},{"outlet":"ESPN","publisher":"ESPN","title":"5,467 days later: Key numbers as Ohio State loses back-to-back games","url":"https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/50414471/ohio-state-consecutive-losses-key-numbers"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Ohio State football outplayed after one quarter; Jeremiah Smith not a factor","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ohio-state-football-outplayed-one-002718544.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"With Oregon loss, Ohio State clinches worst season since this interim coach led Buckeyes","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/oregon-loss-ohio-state-clinches-003219144.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Another Beatdown Ends Ohio State’s Season","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/another-beatdown-ends-ohio-state-005607175.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Ohio State flunks report card due to stunning Oregon loss. Here's why","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ohio-state-flunks-report-card-042728219.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"College football rankings after Week 10: Updated Coaches Poll, AP Top 25 for Big Ten","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/college-football-rankings-week-10-110438037.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"College football rankings after Week 10: Updated Coaches Poll, AP Top 25 for Big Ten","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/college-football-rankings-week-10-110438714.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Michigan, Ohio State Flailing Despite Big Spending","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/michigan-ohio-state-flailing-despite-211225099.html"}],"image":{"url":"https://frontofficesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/2026-11-08T131307Z_384512548_MT1USATODAY30310414_RTRMADP_3_OHIO-STATE-BUCKEYES-FANS-REACT-DURING-THE-NCAA-FOOTBALL-GAME-1-scaled-e1794172269385.jpg?quality=80&w=1024","credit":"Front Office Sports","width":1024},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}