Ohio State has been focused on getting a new starting quarterback ready for the rest of the season. With Julian Sayin injured, it will likely be Luke Fahey the rest of the way. The first game for the Buckeyes with the new starter will be against USC on Saturday.
The Trojans just lost to Wisconsin to drop out of the top 25. However, the Oregon Ducks also lost, falling to Illinois. Ohio State hosts the Ducks in a couple of weeks. Ahead of that matchup, the Ducks have made a major change to their coaching staff.
Oregon fires offensive coordinator two weeks ahead of Ohio State clash
Just a couple of weeks ahead of taking on the Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon has fired offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer. This comes on the heels of only scoring 10 points against the Illini. Dan Lanning is clearly looking for some kind of spark from his team with just a few games left on the year.
With the loss to Illinois, Oregon is out of the running to make the College Football Playoff. They are going to be limping into Columbus when they get here in a couple of weeks. The loss of Dante Moore has severely hurt the ceiling of what the offense can do, but Lanning clearly thinks Mehringer deserves blame as well…