Oregon rallies from 14 down to stun Ohio State

No. 23 Oregon dug out of a 14-0 hole in the first quarter and beat No. 12 Ohio State 41-28 on the road.

Ohio State's Bo Jackson ran for 2 touchdowns.

Oregon answered with a 17-0 second quarter. Johnson capped it with a 2-yard touchdown run with no time left in the half, and Oregon carried a 17-14 lead into the locker room. The lead changed hands only that once.

Oregon kept rolling after the break, outscoring Ohio State 14-0 in the third quarter to lead 31-14 entering the fourth quarter. Ohio State scored 14 points in the fourth, but Oregon added 10 of its own to close it out.

Oregon's Dierre Hill Jr. ran for 2 touchdowns. Dylan Raiola threw for 257 yards and 2 touchdowns without an interception. One went to Dakorien Moore.

Ohio State's Luke Fahey completed 36 of 50 passes for 360 yards, a career high that topped his previous best of 260, with 2 touchdowns and 1 interception. Jeremiah Smith caught 7 passes for 133 yards and a touchdown.

Ohio State ran for 53 yards, far below its 160 a game entering, and 360 of its 413 total yards came through the air.

Oregon's Devin Jackson intercepted Fahey for the only turnover of the game.

The takeaway

Oregon: The upset lifted Oregon to 6-3 and 4-2 in conference. Oregon played clean on the road, with no turnovers against its 1.6 a game entering and 32 penalty yards against its usual 48.

Ohio State: The loss dropped Ohio State to 6-3 and 4-2 in conference. The Ohio State defense never sacked Raiola, below its 1.4 sacks a game entering.

Up next

Oregon: Hosts Michigan on Saturday, Nov. 14.

Ohio State: Hosts Northwestern on Saturday, Nov. 14.