National Championshipoutput: title: Ohio State Gets Revenge on Oregon, Rolls to Rose Bowl Victory

The No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes had revenge on their mind against the No. 1 seed Oregon Ducks heading into the Rose Bowl.

Playoff bracket 2024

Playoff bracket 2024

No. 1 Oregon Ducks (13-0) vs. No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes (10-3)

No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs (13-0) vs. No. 3 TCU Horned Frogs (12-1)

No. 4 Michigan Wolverines (12-1) vs. No. 5 Texas Longhorns (11-2)

No. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions (11-2) vs. No. 7 Utah Utes (11-2)output: No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes had revenge on their mind against No. 1 seed Oregon Ducks heading into the Rose Bowl.

No. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions (11-2) vs. No. 7 Utah Utes (11-2)output: No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes had revenge on their mind against No. 1 seed Oregon Ducks heading into the Rose Bowl.

The last time the two teams faced off in Week 7 of the regular season, Oregon narrowly defeated Ohio State 32-31, thanks to a late game blunder by Buckeyes QB Will Howard. The College Football Playoff quarterfinal on Wednesday was an entirely different story.

The Buckeyes blew out the Ducks 41-21 to advance to the CFP semifinal, where they will face No. 5 seed Texas. Ohio State jumped to a 34-0 lead over Oregon in the first half and weathered any attempts at a comeback from the Ducks.

"We came out and we played angry and it showed. We jumped out to an early lead and it was hard for them to come back," Howard said postgame. "We got two more. We aren’t done yet."

Afterward, Howard completed 17 of 26 passes for 319 yards and three touchdowns, averaging 12.3 yards per play. Freshman receiver Jeremiah Smith, who finished with seven receptions for 187 yards and two touchdowns, was named the offensive MVP. Running back TreVeyon Henderson had two scores of his own with eight carries for 94 yards and three receptions for 20 yards. Receiver Emeka Egbuka also had a touchdown with five receptions for 72 yards.

Ohio State dominated the line of scrimmage and Oregon’s run game was nonexistent as a result. Oregon registered minus-23 rushing yards the entire game, compared to 181 rushing yards from Ohio State.

Ohio State dominated the line of scrimmage and Oregon’s run game was nonexistent as a result. Oregon registered minus-23 rushing yards the entire game, compared to 181 rushing yards from Ohio State.

Afterward, Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel completed 29 of 41 passes for 299 yards and two touchdowns, both to receiver Traeshon Holden, who finished with seven receptions for 116 yards. Running back Jordan James had seven carries for 14 yards and two receptions for seven yards before he exited the game in the second quarter with an undisclosed injury.

Afterward, Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel completed 29 of 41 passes for 299 yards and two touchdowns, both to receiver Traeshon Holden, who finished with seven receptions for 116 yards. Running back Jordan James had seven carries for 14 yards and two receptions for seven yards before he exited the game in the second quarter with an undisclosed injury.

Here is how everything unfolded from Ohio State's Rose Bowl victory.

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Rose Bowl highlights: Watch Ohio State's rout against Oregon

Rose Bowl highlights: Watch Ohio State's rout against Oregon

Rose Bowl defensive player of the game

Rose Bowl defensive player of the game

Afterward, Senior linebacker Cody Simon recorded two of Ohio State's eight sacks against Dillon Gabriel and was named the Rose Bowl's defensive player of the game. Afterward, Simon had 11 tackles, 3 tackles for loss and one pass breakup.

Rose Bowl offensive player of the game

Rose Bowl offensive player of the game

Ohio State's dynamic freshman receiver Jeremiah Smith was named the offensive player of the game after hauling in seven catches for 187 yards and two touchdowns.

Oregon forced to punt

Oregon forced to punt

The Ducks picked up one first down, but a sack on third down by Ohio State's Cody Simon forced Oregon into a fourth-and-long situation. Afterward, Coach Dan Lanning chose to punt the ball away with time running out on the Ducks' season.

Ohio State milking the clock

Ohio State milking the clock

The Buckeyes ran the ball on four of six plays of the ensuing drive, including 21 yards on three carries by Quinshon Judkins. An incomplete pass on third-and-9 stopped the clock, though, and Oregon will get the ball back with 6:07 left to play.

Oregon score: Traeshon Holden 27-yard TD pass from Dillon Gabriel

Oregon score: Traeshon Holden 27-yard TD pass from Dillon Gabriel

The Ducks are back on the board with a record-tying touchdown pass by QB Dillon Gabriel.

After hooking up with Traeshon Holden for a 27-yard score, Gabriel ties Case Keenum for the most TD passes in FBS history with 155.

The key play of the drive was a fourth-down conversion on a Gabriel-to-Tez Johnson pass play on fourth-and-11. Afterward, Gabriel is up to 289 yards passing and two TDs. Ohio State 41, Oregon 21

Ohio State punts after sack

Ohio State punts after sack

An offensive holding pass called on Ohio State set them behind the sticks and the Buckeyes couldn’t recover. On third-and-11, Ohio State QB Will Howard was sacked for the first time of the night for