Coming off a dominant win over the Ohio State Buckeyes, it's hard to find areas of concern for the Ducks as the team dominated the vast majority of the game. While Oregon won big over the Buckeyes, it wasn't a perfect performance as Ohio State jumped out to a 14-point lead, and found momentum on offense in the 4th quarter.
The team dominated most aspects of the game, but there were areas where Dan Lanning, the staff, and the players all agree that things could've gone better. Coming out of the weekend, there's a major injury concern everyone's waiting on an answer about, while there's two areas that need to improve before the Michigan game.
3 overwhelming concerns after Oregon's Ohio State victory
How serious is Teitum Tuioti's injury?
The biggest concern right now for the Oregon Ducks has to be the health of veteran edge rusher Teitum Tuioti. After the game came to a close, Tuioti was carted off the field and into the locker room with his left knee heavily wrapped, and Dan Lanning didn’t have an answer on the seriousness of it after the game. Losing Tuioti for an extended stretch would be a massive blow to a team that’s been plagued with injuries, as he’s been such an integral part of the Ducks’ defense and team as a whole. Oregon fans will hope for the best when an update is provided, but you never feel great when a player is carted off the field.
Koi Perich's continued struggles
One of the biggest disappointments of the season has been the turnover at safety from 1st round pick Dillon Thieneman to the top ranked transfer at safety Koi Perich. The Minnesota transfer struggled for stretches again on Saturday, to the point that Kenjon Barner publicly called for his benching. Oregon’s defense has been playing at a high level in the second half of the season, and if Perich could finally play to the level the Ducks hoped for, it would go a long way in helping lock down opposing offenses.
It’s only the first qtr and I want #3 off the field!!
— Kenjon Barner (@KBDeuce4) November 7, 2026
Getting the rushing attack on track
While Dylan Raiola has played well over the past two weeks, life would be much easier on the backup quarterback if the run game was producing at a higher level. Sometimes all you need is one big run to win the game, and Dierre Hill Jr. broke one for a touchdown, but if you take that play away, Oregon picked up just 1.875 yards per carry against the Buckeyes with just 60 yards on 32 carries the rest of the game. Getting Jordon Davison back might help, but the group up front needs to do a better job opening holes to help this offense find some balance, rather than being so dependent on the passing attack.
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