Oregon holds off Ohio State's final-second comeback in epic battle of top-three Big Ten programs

Oregon Ducks, invited to the Big Ten.

The third-ranked Ducks stopped a precocious thrust from No. 2 Ohio State and came distant with an epic 32-31 triumph successful Eugene connected Saturday night.

This crippled was a movie from the commencement – successful the archetypal fractional alone, we saw a palmy onside kick, an ejection, and a blocked PAT astir taken to the house. But somehow, the ending was adjacent better.

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Dillon Gabriel #8 of the Oregon Ducks celebrates with teammates aft moving for a touchdown during the 4th fourth of the crippled against the Ohio State Buckeyes astatine Autzen Stadium connected October 12, 2024 successful Eugene, Oregon.  (Alika Jenner/Getty Images)

Early successful the 4th quarter, Dillon Gabriel recovered the extremity portion from 27 yards retired connected the ground, and the PAT enactment the Ducks up, 29-28. The Buckeyes answered, though, with a 40-yard tract extremity to spell up two. Oregon got the shot backmost with six minutes near and marched down the field, however, and connected their 11th play of the drive, they opted for the spot changeable tract extremity to instrumentality a 32-31 pb with 1:47 left.

Will Howard was sacked for 9 yards connected the Buckeyes' archetypal play of the ensuing drive, but helium rapidly completed passes of 13, eight, nine, and 26 yards to get wrong of tract extremity range. However, an violative walk interference bumped them backmost retired of it - it besides didn't look that Ohio State knew the timepiece would beryllium moving erstwhile the shot was placed pursuing their penalty.

With six seconds left, Howard ran for respective yards to springiness his squad a tract extremity shot, but helium didn't descent aboriginal capable to telephone a timeout, ending the game.

Had Howard breached retired adjacent a tick earlier (it did not look to beryllium a designed run), determination whitethorn person been capable clip to telephone a timeout. Ducks fans stormed the tract astir immediately, and it took rather a portion for Gabriel and caput manager Dan Lanning to get disconnected the field.

Head manager Dan Lanning of the Oregon Ducks reacts toward Dillon Gabriel #8 scoring a touchdown during the 4th fourth of the crippled against the Ohio State Buckeyes astatine Autzen Stadium connected October 12, 2024 successful Eugene, Oregon. (Alika Jenner/Getty Images)

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The crippled was backmost and distant from the jump, with cipher starring by much than 1 possesion. Ohio State scored connected the archetypal drive, but Oregon aboriginal matched it – however, this was wherever that blocked PAT happened, keeping it a 7-6 Buckeyes lead.

Oregon missed a tract extremity connected their adjacent drive, and the Buckeyes scored conscionable 4 plays aboriginal to pb by eight. Oregon scored connected their adjacent drive, but trailing by two, they opted for the two-point conversion. It was unsuccessful, but acknowledgment to a idiosyncratic foul penalty, they kicked disconnected astatine midfield. Thus, they went for the onside footwear and got it. They took vantage by kicking a tract extremity – but they mislaid Traeshon Holden connected the thrust aft helium spat connected an opponent and was booted from the game. Both teams past each scored different 7 points earlier the half, thus, the Ducks led 22-21 successful the locker room.

Tez Johnson #15 of the Oregon Ducks celebrates aft catching a walk against Denzel Burke #10 of the Ohio State Buckeyes for a touchdown during the 2nd 4th astatine Autzen Stadium connected October 12, 2024 successful Eugene, Oregon.  (Ali Gradischer/Getty Images)

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Oregon punted connected their archetypal thrust of the 2nd half, and the Buckeyes answered with a touchdown from freshman phenom Jeremiah Smith to spell up six. The Ducks got wrong the five-yard enactment connected the adjacent drive, but they failed to score, turning the shot implicit connected downs. Thankfully for them, though, it didn't matter, arsenic they forced a punt and got the shot backmost astatine the commencement of the 4th quarter.

Gabriel finished with 341 passing yards, portion Jordan James ran for 115 yards connected 23 carries, 1 of which was a touchdown. Evan Stewart led each receivers with 149 yards connected his 7 catches - helium and Tez Johnson scored Oregon's receiving touchdowns.

Howard's 326 yards done the aerial weren't capable - Smith and Emeka Egbuka combined for 19 receptions, 193 yards and 2 touchdowns.

The enactment of scrimmage betwixt the Oregon Ducks and the Ohio State Buckeyes astatine Autzen Stadium connected October 12, 2024 successful Eugene, Oregon.   (Tom Hauck/Getty Images)

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It was Oregon's archetypal triumph against a top-two squad successful programme past - they had antecedently been 0-19-1. Oregon remains 6-0, portion Ohio State is present 5-1.

Oregon heads to Purdue adjacent Friday, portion the Buckeyes volition big Nebraska.

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