Where: Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, Calif.
TV/Radio: ESPN and ABC/1410
Series history: Ohio State leads 9-2, including wins in the Rose Bowl to conclude the 1957 and 2009 seasons. The Buckeyes also beat Oregon in National Championship Game in January 2015. The Ducks have won the last two regular season matchups.
Last meeting: Dillon Gabriel threw for 341 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 32 yards and another score as the Ducks beat the Buckeyes 32-31 on Oct. 12. Jordan James ran for 115 yards, and Evan Stewart had 149 yards receiving for Oregon while Will Howard threw for 326 yards and two touchdowns and Jeremiah Smith caught nine passes for 100 yards and a touchdown for the Buckeyes.
Coaches: Ohio State’s Ryan Day is 67-10 overall and 46-5 in the Big Ten in six seasons, all at Ohio State. He is 0-2 against Oregon. Dan Lanning is 35-5 in three seasons, all at Oregon. He is 1-0 against Ohio State.
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Ohio State notes: Ohio State is 9-7 in the Rose Bowl, including four consecutive wins (1997 over Arizona State, 2010 over Oregon, 2019 over Washington and 2022 over Utah)… Ohio State leads the nation in scoring defense (11.4 points per game), total defense (242.2 yards per game), passing defense (141.2 ypg.) and red zone defense (.594)… Ohio State is making its sixth College Football Playoff appearance. The Buckeyes also made it in 2014, ‘16, ‘19, ‘20 and ‘22… Senior Emeka Egbuka needs 12 catches to match K.J. Hill’s Ohio State career record of 201, and Egbuka is 217 yards behind Michael Jenkins for the career yardage record.
Oregon notes: Oregon is appearing in the Rose Bowl for the ninth time. The Ducks have won their last three… The Ducks lead the Big Ten with 40 sacks… They also lead the Big Ten in total offense (449.8 ypg.)… Oregon is the only FBS team in the top 15 for scoring offense (13th), total offense (13th), scoring defense (12th) and total defense (9th)… Northmont grad Jestin Jacobs has 29 tackles, including 3.5 for loss, as a senior linebacker for the Ducks… Ohio State’s 467 yards at Oregon were a season-high for a Ducks opponent until Penn State had 518 in the Big Ten Championship Game… Oregon’s last game in the CFP was its loss to the Buckeyes in the National Championship Game 10 years ago.
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Quoted: Lanning on Ohio State: “The ability to play with tempo at times in offense and then slow it down and come out of a huddle. The shifts in motions, all those things show up. And then defensively, they kind of keep their foot on the gas, whether it’s a pressure mentality at times and then coverage mentality at times. It seems like they’re in the right call a lot of the time, so they do a good job on both sides of the ball. Their coordinators and their players do a good job of executing.”
Prediction: Ohio State 31, Oregon 27
Next week: The winner will play Texas or Arizona State in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 10 in Arlington, Texas, in a CFP semifinal.
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