Scarlet Sunrise: Everything you need to know for Ohio State vs. Oregon
COLUMBUS — Ohio State at Oregon is finally here. The game everyone has had circled since the schedule came out last fall will kick off on Saturday night. The Buckeyes will be tested by a Big Ten challenger for the first time this season when they hit the Autzen Stadium turf on Saturday night.
No. 2 Ohio State (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) is the national title favorite. Oregon wants to take over that spot with a statement win at home. It doesn’t get much better than this.
It’s an October Game Day in Eugege, Oregon. Lettermen Row has every detail in a game-day edition of the Scarlet Sunrise.
Ohio State at Oregon: Game time, details
Ohio State and Iowa have squared off 10 times with No. 11 on deck for Saturday. The Buckeyes hold a 9-1 advantage in the series but with a 35-28 loss in 2021 as the latest notch in the series. Ohio State last beat Oregon in 2015 42-20 to win the national championship. This is the first match-up between Ryan Day and Dan Lanning.
Iowa (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) is coming off a home win over Michigan State.
- Time: 7:30 p.m. EST
- Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. EST
- Weather: High of 72º, 0% chance of rain showers, 6 mph winds
- The line: The Buckeyes are a 3-point favorite per VegasInsider
- Over/under: 54.5 points
Lettermen Row staff picks
Spencer Holbrook: Ohio State 34, Oregon 20
Andy Backstrom: Ohio State 24, Oregon 17
Tim May: Ohio State 34, Oregon 24
Matt Parker: Ohio State 28, Oregon 24
Mick Walker: Ohio State 35, Oregon 20
Alex Gleitman: Ohio State 31, Oregon 27
Bold predictions for Buckeyes against Oregon
The Lettermen Row staff has some confidence in the Buckeyes on the road at Oregon. As always, the crew went deeper than their score picks to make Bold Predictions about what will happen in Autzen Stadium.
READ: Bold Predictions as Buckeyes, Ducks meet in high-stakes B1G showdown
Series Fun Fact
Ohio State and Oregon will meet for the 11th time in history, but this will be the first time the Ducks have hosted the Buckeyes in Autzen Stadium since the stadium’s inaugural season in 1967.
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Around the Big Ten…
Friday night
Northwestern at Maryland (8 p.m., FS1)
Saturday slate
Washington at Iowa (Noon, FOX)
Wisconsin at Rutgers (Noon, Big Ten Network)
No. 4 Penn State at USC (3:30 p.m., CBS)
Purdue at No. 23 Illinois (3:30 p.m., FS1)
Minnesota at UCLA (9 p.m., Big Ten Network)
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Counting down
Buckeyes vs. Oregon: Today
Ohio State at Penn State: 21 days
Buckeyes vs. Michigan: 49 days
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