On Wednesday, the news came in that Ohio State had flipped Texas 2027 running back Daylon Gordon from Texas State to Ohio State. The 5-9, 195-pound Gordon is a four-star prospect and ranked No. 183 overall and as the No. 11 running back in the 2027 class, according to 247Sports.

For OSU coach Ryan Day, the only way to salvage the season is to ensure such a scene doesn’t return to Ohio Stadium in three weeks. The green and yellow cannot be replaced by maize and blue partying after a Michigan win in The ‘Shoe.

The Ohio State Buckeyes picked up a big win last week at Indiana, but it came at the cost of an injury to Julian Sayin.

Ohio State's once-promising 2026 season has gone off the rails. The Buckeyes, preseason No. 1 and ranked No. 2 in the country just a few weeks ago, have lost three games for the first time since 2011. They now face a postseason without a Big Ten Championship Game or a College Football Playoff appearance.

Ohio State has never had 3 regular-season losses during the CFP era before this year. How that impacted the Buckeyes' ranking this week.

Ohio State got a bit of good news late in the week that Northwestern QB Aiden Chiles is out for this must-win football game.