11/07/26 | Football
The Ducks are on the road to face the Buckeyes on Saturday (12:30 p.m., CBS)
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A matchup that had the attention of the nation in the preseason is no less intriguing now that it has arrived, though the stakes may be different than initially anticipated.
When preseason polls were released, Ohio State was No. 1 and Oregon was No. 2. Two months later the Ducks and Buckeyes will finally meet on the field Saturday, and though their rankings have changed, the match-up remains critical to each.
Oregon (5-3, 3-2 Big Ten) endured an up-and-down October after the injury to quarterback Dante Moore at USC in late September.