A long 657 days had elapsed since fans could watch Ohio State play a game in Ohio Stadium. A grand return, this was not. No. 12 Oregon exposed No. 3 Ohio State’s defense in a 35-28 victory over the Buckeyes in front of 100,482. It was the first regular-season loss for Ryan Day as Buckeyes coach. “It was a game we were never in control of,” Day said. “They ran the ball and we didn’t do a very good job of running the ball, and because of that they were able to control the game.” Ohio State had two chances to tie the game in the fourth quarter. But neither time could the Buckeyes get close to scoring range. The second drive ended when Verone McKinley intercepted a pass by C.J. Stroud on third-and-18 with 2:50 left. Stroud was flushed from the pocket and tried to lob a pass to Chris Olave,…
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