EUGENE, Ore. — The Ohio State Buckeyes are heading into their top-five matchup against Oregon on Saturday with no new players out or questionable for the game.
In last week's game against Iowa, wide receiver Carnell Tate was listed as questionable but is back and available to play this week.
See the full availability report below:
Out:
Timothy Caffey (out for the season)
Caffey, a running back for the Buckeyes, is out for the remainder of the season due to a knee injury.
Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. at Autzen Stadium in Eugene.
- This will be the 11th meeting between Ohio State and Oregon. The Buckeyes hold a 9-1 record.
- The Bucks and Ducks most recently played in 2021. Oregon won 35-28 in Ohio Stadium.
- Ohio State won its most recent national championship by defeating Oregon 42-20 in 2015.
- Oregon has the nation's No. 35 ranked scoring offense, averaging 35 points scored a game.
- The Ohio State offense is a perfect 21-for-21 in the red zone this year, good for 20 touchdowns and one field goal.
- Ryan Day's Ohio State teams are 18-8 against Top 25 ranked teams. He is 9-7 against Top 10 ranked teams.
- Emeka Egbuka is coming off a huge game against Iowa last week. He had a career-high tying nine catches and a career-high three touchdowns.
- Freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith has caught a touchdown pass in his first five games as a Buckeye, which is a school record.
- Smith is challenging every freshman receiving record: Catches (23; Cris Carter had 41), yards (454, Carter had 648), TD receptions (6, Carter had 8.)
- Ohio State's defense has allowed just 34 points through five games, the 4th-fewest allowed since 1950.
Ohio State schedule for the 2024 season:
- Aug. 31 – Akron (52-6)
- Sept. 7 – Western Michigan (56-0)
- Sept. 14 – Off
- Sept. 21 – Marshall (49-14)
- Sept. 28 – at Michigan State (38-7)
- Oct. 5 – Iowa (35-7)
- Oct. 12 – at Oregon
- Oct. 19 – Off
- Oct. 26 – Nebraska
- Nov. 2 – at Penn State
- Nov. 9 – Purdue
- Nov. 16 – at Northwestern
- Nov. 23 – Indiana
- Nov. 30 – Michigan (Noon, FOX)