Ohio State’s College Football Playoff hopes aren’t dead after a surprising 35-28 home loss to Oregon on Saturday, but the Buckeyes now have absolutely no margin for error. Ohio State was a two-touchdown favorite at home against a Ducks team playing without their top two defensive players: defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux and linebacker Justin Flowe. But the absence of those two stars wouldn’t matter. Ohio State had plenty of offensive success, but the defense had absolutely no answers for what Ducks offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead was dialing up over the course of 60 minutes. Ohio State’s defense showed flaws throughout the 2020 season, particularly against the pass. The secondary still has holes (Oregon had 236 yards and 2 TDs through the air), but Kerry Coombs’ unit had no answer for the variety of run looks Oregon was throwing at it all afternoon long. Minnesota RB Mohamed Ibrahim was able to…
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