The Ohio State Buckeyes cruised to a 41-21 victory over the No. 1 ranked Oregon Ducks in the Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal. The Buckeyes showcased a dominant performance on both sides of the ball, with standout performances from quarterback Kyle McCord, wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., and the defense.
There's going to be a lot of praise heaved at the Buckeyes in the introduction to this week's stock report. As Ryan Day and his players pointed out numerous times this past weekend, past success guarantees nothing in the future. There are no banners being hung in the Horseshoe for the Buckeyes being national title favorites (-110 tocharbroiling the No. 1 Ducks 41-21 in the CFP quarterfinals at the Rose Bowl . The pass game looked incredible. The run game surged as the game progressed.
The defense collected eight sacks against Dillon Gabriel and held Oregon in a vice grip early as Ohio State cruised out to a 34-0 lead. The Buckeyes' special teams did their job. Nitpicks are few and far between. Two games in, Ohio State is playing its best football of the season these playoffs. Speak of the physical gifts all you want. Smith might be a tier above the rest at wide receiver physically, but it's also his advanced technical prowess and receiving skills that have made him explode on the scene in 2024. Below is Smith's final catch of the day, which gave him seven receptions for 187 yards and two touchdowns to break Cris Carter's Ohio State freshman record. Smith follows a crisp route with a perfect high-point of the football and excellent body control to snare it in-bounds and get a foot down, flexing strong hands as he fell out of bounds. It's almost frustrating how easy Smith makes it all look. Howard's had three 300-yard passing games this season and two were against the Ducks. His accuracy, chemistry with receivers and decision-making were at their best and brightest in the Rose Bowl, as he threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns on a gaudy 12.3 yards per pass attempt. One of those scores was a 42-yard strike to Emeka Egbuka that might be among the best passes in college football this season. I want to start this section by talking about Ohio State's secondar
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