The No. 3 team in the country has lost for the second time in as many weeks to open the 2021 college football season. No. 12 Oregon went on the road and ran over and around No. 3 Ohio State in a 35-28 win on Saturday. The Ducks rushed for 269 yards and three touchdowns as they consistently got to the edge on Ohio State’s defense and took advantage of the Ohio State secondary’s tendency to play man coverage. The Ducks sealed the win with less than three minutes left after C.J. Stroud overthrew Chris Olave and his pass was picked off by Verone McKinley. While Stroud threw for 484 yards, the Oregon defense made stops when it needed to — including on three fourth downs. The Buckeyes went for it on fourth down in Oregon territory five times on Saturday. It only converted two of those attempts. The defeat…
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