​Any momentum Ohio State football built early against Oregon was deceiving.The Buckeyes recorded their second-straight loss, falling 41-28 to the Ducks on Nov. 7 at Ohio Stadium, even after taking a 14-0 first-quarter lead. Ohio State’s defense allowed Oregon to score 38 unanswered points across 33 minutes of play, though the offense did virtually nothing to stop the bleeding.”I thought the way we came out was how we thought we would play this game,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said. “And once the momentum swung, we weren’t able to stop that and swing it. We talk all the time, if you have momentum, you have to keep it. If you have to go get it, you go get it by making one play. And we weren’t able to do that.”Ohio State logged just 50 total yards during that scoreless stretch, which began at the start of the second quarter and ran until there was 12:02 remaining in the game.Quarterback Luke Fahey threw for 55 yards on 13 completions between the Buckeyes’ second and third touchdown drives, while running backs Bo Jackson and Isaiah West had just eight combined rushing attempts. Despite Ohio State relying mostly on its passing offense as it attempted to dig out of an ever-growing deficit, team-leading receiver Jeremiah Smith went the entire second quarter without being targeted.The Heisman candidate recorded 3 receptions for 46 yards early in the game, but added zero additional yards until the first play of the fourth quarter. Smith finished with 7 catches on 9 targets for 133 yards and one touchdown, a 13-yarder which broke the Buckeyes’ scoring drought.Senior wide receiver Devin McCuin, meanwhile, had 9 catches on 13 targets for 84 yards.”The things we felt like we needed to do on offense were not met,” Day said. “Trying to figure out how to move the ball down the field with a freshman quarterback, and how that all works is something that we’re all working hard to get at, but haven’t been able to get done.”Fahey completed 36 of 50 passes during his second start, throwing for 360 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. The first and fourth quarters accounted for 323 (89.7%) of Fahey’s passing yards.The offensive line had moments when they left the freshman vulnerable. Ohio State allowed two sacks, the first for a loss of 10 yards on third-and-7 during the drive after Oregon got on the board with a field goal. The second sack was for a loss of 13 yards at the beginning of the fourth quarter and ended another Ohio State drive.”It starts with execution,” Ohio State offensive lineman Austin Siereveld said. “Just getting all on the same page. We had multiple mistakes out there, penalties and self-inflicted wounds. … It keeps hurting and leaving Luke in a bad spot where we just have to rely on him to make the play.”Of Ohio State’s four offensive penalties, three were charged to linemen, costing the Buckeyes 15 yards. Plus, Fahey was pressured from both sides when OSU’s tackles both gave ground on his interception with 1:06 left in the first half.Day sp