Ohio State’s catastrophic 2026 season has lost Ryan Day his championship goodwill — now comes the reckoning

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The despondent Ohio State fans who began streaming toward the exits with 12:51 remaining in the game — on the heels of a sack taken by overwhelmed quarterback Luke Fahey on the wrong side of the 50 — surely knew an unfortunate truth.

The calendar may only read Nov. 7, but Ohio State's 2026 season is over. The legitimate title aspirations that come with being the preseason No. 1 overall team have been destroyed.

No. 23 Oregon delivered the final blow to No. 11 OSU's College Football Playoff hopes in a 41-28 win that was much worse than the final score would suggest. At one point Oregon scored 38 consecutive points, the first time since 1999 the Buckeyes gave up that many points in a row. By the end of the game, all you could see inside The Shoe were green Oregon jerseys and jackets as Ducks fans made their way down to the bottom of the stadium to celebrate the road upset victory.

"We didn't expect any of this to happen," Ohio State coach Ryan Day said.

Day looked bewildered and lost when Oregon coach Dan Lanning pantsed him on a gutsy fake punt play call…

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